8X8-ARRAY OF CASCADABLE DIFFERENTIAL PAIRS OF OPTICAL THYRISTORS FOR PARALLEL OPTICAL INTERCONNECTS

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作者
HEREMANS, PL [1 ]
KUIJK, M [1 ]
KNUPFER, B [1 ]
VOUNCKX, RA [1 ]
BORGHS, G [1 ]
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[1] FREE UNIV BRUSSELS,DEPT APPL PHYS,BRUSSELS,BELGIUM
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10.1109/16.477761
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TM [电工技术]; TN [电子技术、通信技术];
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0808 ; 0809 ;
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We report on the fabrication of the first monolithic array of 8 x 8 differential pairs of optical thyristors, The 64 thyristor pairs have a common anode and a common cathode, such that the complete array has only 2 electrical contact pads for the electrical power supply. Each differential pair of the array is an optoelectronic switch which can emit and receive dual-rail code binary optical data perpendicular to the chip surface, The required optical input energy for switching is only 50 fJ, and the bit rate is at present 25 Mbit/sec.
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