PHOTONIC INTERCONNECTS FOR COMPUTER SYSTEM DEVICES
    4.
    发明公开
    PHOTONIC INTERCONNECTS FOR COMPUTER SYSTEM DEVICES 审中-公开
    光子链接,计算机系统部件

    公开(公告)号:EP2203768A1

    公开(公告)日:2010-07-07

    申请号:EP08841755.5

    申请日:2008-10-23

    IPC分类号: G02B6/12

    CPC分类号: G02B6/43 H04B10/801

    摘要: Various embodiments of the present invention are directed to photonic interconnects that can be used for on-chip as well as off-chip communications between computer system components. In one embodiment of the present invention, a photonic interconnect (108) comprises a plurality of on-chip waveguides (308). Additionally, the photonic interconnect may include a plurality of off-chip waveguides (310,620), and at least one optoelectronic converter (306). The at least one optoelectronic converter (306) can be photonically coupled to a portion of the plurality of on-chip waveguides (308), can be photonically coupled to a portion of the plurality of off-chip waveguides (310,620), and is in electronic communication with at least one computer system component (615-618).