title: A novel reconfigurable optical interconnect architecture using an Opto-VLSI processor and a 4-f imaging system.
abstract: A novel reconfigurable optical interconnect architecture for on-board high-speed data transmission is proposed and experimentally demonstrated. The interconnect architecture is based on the use of an Opto-VLSI processor in conjunction with a 4-f imaging system to achieve reconfigurable chip-to-chip or board-to-board data communications. By reconfiguring the phase hologram of an Opto-VLSI processor, optical data generated by a vertical Cavity Surface Emitting Laser (VCSEL) associated to a chip (or a board) is arbitrarily steered to the photodetector associated to another chip (or another board). Experimental results show that the optical interconnect losses range from 5.8dB to 9.6dB, and that the maximum crosstalk level is below -36dB. The proposed architecture is tested for high-speed data transmission, and measured eye diagrams display good eye opening for data rate of up to 10Gb/s.
authors.affiliation: Centre of Excellence for MicroPhotonic Systems, Edith Cowan University, Joondalup, WA, 6027, Australia. m.shen@ecu.edu.au
authors.forename: Mingya
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Shen
authors.forename: Feng
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Xiao
authors.forename: Kamal
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Alameh
mesh_terms: D017076:Computer-Aided Design; D004867:Equipment Design; D019544:Equipment Failure Analysis; D006696:Holography / Q000295:instrumentation*; D007090:Image Interpretation, Computer-Assisted / Q000295:instrumentation*; D007834:Lasers; D055096:Optical Devices; D012666:Semiconductors; D012815:Signal Processing, Computer-Assisted / Q000295:instrumentation*