Open AccessIntra-system optical interconnection module directly integrated on a polymeric optical waveguide
Author(s) -
Byung Sup Rho,
Sung Hwan Hwang,
Jung Woon Lim,
G. W. Kim,
C. H. Cho,
W.-J. Lee
Publication year - 2009
Publication title -
optics express
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.394
H-Index - 271
ISSN - 1094-4087
DOI - 10.1364/oe.17.001215
Subject(s) - waveguide , photodiode , optical interconnect , interconnection , materials science , optoelectronics , photonic integrated circuit , optics , integrated circuit , optical switch , optical cross connect , transmission (telecommunications) , optical path , optical fiber , photonics , computer science , telecommunications , physics
A new intra-system optical interconnection module directly integrated on a polymeric optical waveguide is suggested. A polymeric optical waveguide plays a role in the propagation path of optical signals from the transmitter to the receiver and in a platform integrated with various optical/electrical devices such as a vertical cavity surface emitting laser, photodiode, very large scale integrated circuit chips, and electrical connectors. Because the polymeric optical waveguide is simultaneously used as an integrated platform, the fabrication process of the optical interconnection module is very simple, and the proposed process is compatible with the conventional printed circuit board process. The suggested optical interconnection was also successfully demonstrated with a 5-Gb/s data transmission through the module directly integrated on a polymeric optical waveguide.