Open AccessCOMPUTER MOTHERBOARDS WITH ELECTRO-OPTICAL INTERCONNECTIONS
Author(s) -
Jagrut Jadhav
Publication year - 2019
Publication title -
international journal of engineering applied science and technology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
ISSN - 2455-2143
DOI - 10.33564/ijeast.2019.v04i07.054
Subject(s) - computer science , optoelectronics , telecommunications , materials science
Implementation of copper traces in PCB can lead to interference and attenuation of signals. PCB is very vital part of any computer systems. The thickness of PCB depends on the layers of copper traces it used. This paper presents a novel approach of using an optical fiber instead of many copper paths on a PCB board for computers and other applications. Even though copper traces cannot be eliminated completely, they can only be used for supplying power to the board, computation and signal conversion from electrical to optical. This paper takes into account the signal conversion from electrical to optical will take internally inside processor and other photonic components like photonic IC. Keywords— Fiber Optic Communications, Optical Transducers, Optical Multiplexers/D-multiplexers, High Speed Optical PCB, Photonic IC, On-board Optics