Abstract

Integration and miniaturization at the systems level are key requirements for photonics applications. Here, we describe the concept of planar integration of free-space optical systems and its use as an optical interconnection technology. Two specific applications will be considered, a parallel chip-to-chip interconnect and an optical clock distribution network.

© 2003 Optical Society of Korea

Multichip module with planar-integrated free-space optical vector-matrix-type interconnects

Matthias Gruber
Appl. Opt. 43(2) 463-470 (2004)

Integrated free-space optical interconnect fabricated in planar optics using chirped microlens arrays

Frank Wippermann, Daniela Radtke, Martin Amberg, and Stefan Sinzinger
Opt. Express 14(22) 10765-10778 (2006)

Planar integration of free-space optical components

Jürgen Jahns and Alan Huang
Appl. Opt. 28(9) 1602-1605 (1989)

3-D integrated heterogeneous intra-chip free-space optical interconnect

Berkehan Ciftcioglu, Rebecca Berman, Shang Wang, Jianyun Hu, Ioannis Savidis, Manish Jain, Duncan Moore, Michael Huang, Eby G. Friedman, Gary Wicks, and Hui Wu
Opt. Express 20(4) 4331-4345 (2012)

Free-space optical interconnection scheme

A. Dickinson and Michael E. Prise
Appl. Opt. 29(14) 2001-2005 (1990)