FREE-SPACE OPTICAL BUS USING CASCADED VERTICAL-TO-SURFACE TRANSMISSION ELECTROPHOTONIC DEVICES

被引:8
作者
YAMANAKA, Y
YOSHIHARA, K
OGURA, I
NUMAI, T
KASAHARA, K
ONO, Y
机构
[1] Opto-Electronics Research Laboratory, NEC Corporation, Kawasaki Kanagawa, 213
来源
APPLIED OPTICS | 1992年 / 31卷 / 23期
关键词
OPTICAL INTERCONNECTION; PHOTONIC SWITCHING; OPTICAL COMPUTING;
D O I
10.1364/AO.31.004676
中图分类号
O43 [光学];
学科分类号
070207 ; 0803 ;
摘要
A free-space optical bus, which consists of cascaded optical switch devices, is proposed. The switch devices have multiple functions, such as data transmission, data detection, and data repetition. Basic interconnection characteristics were measured with vertical-to-surface transmission electrophotonic devices. Optical switching energy as low as 150 FJ and up to 4 MHz and a relatively high data-transmission transmission rate, i.e., more than 20 MHz, were obtained. Connection cascadability and extendibility were confirmed.
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页码:4676 / 4681
页数:6
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