PHOTONIC INTERCONNECTS FOR COMPUTER SYSTEM DEVICES
    1.
    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).

    OPTICAL ENGINE FOR POINT-TO-POINT COMMUNICATIONS
    3.
    发明公开
    OPTICAL ENGINE FOR POINT-TO-POINT COMMUNICATIONS 审中-公开
    光学引擎对于点到点点通信

    公开(公告)号:EP2386069A1

    公开(公告)日:2011-11-16

    申请号:EP09837742.7

    申请日:2009-01-09

    IPC分类号: G02B6/42 G02B6/43

    摘要: An optical engine (11) for providing a point-to-point optical communications link between devices. The optical engine (11) includes a light source (24) optically coupled to a modulation chip (6) and configured to generate an optical beam. The optical engine further comprises a modulator (21) carried on the modulation chip and configured to modulate the optical beam. The optical engine further includes a waveguide (30), formed in a plane parallel to the plane of the substrate, and configured to guide the modulated optical beam from the modulator to at least one of a plurality of out-of-plane couplers (40) grouped in a defined region (48) of the modulation chip. The out-of-plane coupler can couple the modulated optical beam to an optical device.