The PONI-1 parallel-optical link

Rosenberg, Paul; Giboney, K.; Yuen, A.; Straznicky, Joseph; Haritos, D.; Buckman, L.A.; Schneider, Richard; Corzine, S.; Kiamilev, Fouad; Dolfi, D.

doi:10.1109/ectc.1999.776268

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“…Regarding the VCSEL-MMF-based parallel optical links, in the early to mid-1990s, collaborative research projects were established [100][101][102][103][104][105][106]. The various projects were extremely successful.…”

Section: The Emergence Of Parallel Opticsmentioning

confidence: 99%

Advances in local area optical data communication systems

Cunningham

White

2020

Rep. Prog. Phys.

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This paper reviews optical fibre technology for local area optical communications systems. Technologies used in local systems include single and multimode fibre, single and multimode lasers, optical modulators, photodetectors, wavelength division multiplexing, multilevel modulation formats, electronic packet switching, electronic equalization and error correction. These methods have enabled the local area optical link data rate to increase from 0.1 Gb/s in 1990 to nearly a Tb/s in 2019. The challenges to increasing link data rates further, whilst reducing the transmitted power per bit, at reduced cost are discussed. Potential technical solutions and newly proposed methods which might address these challenges are highlighted.

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Section: The Emergence Of Parallel Opticsmentioning

confidence: 99%

Advances in local area optical data communication systems

Cunningham

White

2020

Rep. Prog. Phys.

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“…National consortia, such as the OptoElectronic Technology Consortium (OETC) in the US [3][4][5], and several industries produced parallel fiber links. Some examples are: HP -POLO [6,7] and PONI [8], Motorola -OPTOBUS TM [9][10][11][12], IBMJitney [13][14] and Litebus TM [15], Vixel Corp -PVixeLink TM [16], Siemens -PAROLI TM [17], and linkdemonstrations and products from NEC [18], NTT [19,20], Hitachi [21], and others.…”

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Critical parameters for parallel interconnects using VCSEL arrays and fiber image guides

Mukherjee

Hadley²,

Geib³

et al. 2003

SPIE Proceedings

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Several thousand glass optical fibers fused together is routinely used as fiber image guides for medical and other image remoting applications. Fiber image guides also offer possibility for flexible optical interconnect links with potentially thousands of bi-directional parallel channels with data rates as high as 10 Gbps per channel, leading to more than Tera bits per second aggregate data transfer rates. A fair number of fiber image guide based link demonstrations using vertical cavity surface emitting lasers have been reported. However, little is known about designable parameters and optimization paradigms for applications to massively parallel optical interconnects. This paper discusses critical optical parameters that characterize a massively parallel link. Experimental characterizations were carried out to explore some of the fundamental interactions between single-mode 850 nm VCSELs and fiber image guides having different numerical apertures, 0.25, 0.55 and 1.00. Preliminary optical simulation results are given. Finally, potential directions for further experimental and analytical explorations, and for applicability into designable link systems are suggested.

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“…A more conventional approach for the implementation of the connection between the fiber optic media and emitter is the use of a ribbon fiber connector (see for instance ref. [3]). The size of this kind of module, however, is on the order of magnitude larger than the size of our approach.…”

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Passively aligned fiber-optic transmitter integrated into LTCC module

Karppinen

Kautio²,

Heikkinen³

et al.

2001 Proceedings. 51st Electronic Components and Technology Conference (Cat. No.01CH37220)

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We studied the possibilities of LTCC (low temperature cofired ceramics) technology to fabricate fiber-pigtailed transmitter arrays using surface-emitting sources, such as VCSELs, equipped with vertical-mounted multimode fiber pigtails. The designed LTCC module can be mounted vertically on a printed-circuit-board (PCB), thus providing small, essentially one-dimensional PCB footprint. The fiber is aligned and supported using a hole structure through the layers, and the light source is flip-chipped on the other side of the substrate. Thus, this kind of fiber pigtailed module allows for the use of detachable electrical interface between the fiber optic media and applications electronics. Therefore, in this case, the alignment tolerances required for the connections are looser than when using conventional optical connections. In addition, the small size of the module increases the positioning freedom of transmitter and receiver modules on PCBs.To evaluate the feasibility of the system, a 4-layer LTCC substrate for a 5-channel transmitter was designed and realized using VCSEL chips and 62.5/125-micron fibers. Each transmitter, sized 5 mm × 5 mm, included discrete passives and a laser-driver chip. Metallic tubes were used as strain relief boots for the fiber assembly, and the substrate was mounted vertically on a test board. Optical alignment tolerances were examined by measurements and simulations, and the tolerances of fiber-mounting holes were evaluated by preparing test structures. The alignment accuracy seemed adequate even for the first prototypes. Nevertheless, stringent requirements for the LTCC process control are necessary to achieve the needed accuracy.

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The PONI-1 parallel-optical link

Cited by 20 publications

References 9 publications

Advances in local area optical data communication systems

Advances in local area optical data communication systems

Critical parameters for parallel interconnects using VCSEL arrays and fiber image guides

Passively aligned fiber-optic transmitter integrated into LTCC module

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