4X4 VERTICAL-CAVITY SURFACE-EMITTING LASER (VCSEL) AND METAL-SEMICONDUCTOR-METAL (MSM) OPTICAL BACKPLANE DEMONSTRATOR SYSTEM

Authors
PLANT DV ROBERTSON B HINTON HS AYLIFFE MH BOISSET GC HSIAO W KABAL D KIM NH LIU YS OTAZO MR PAVLASEK D SHANG AZ SIMMONS J SONG K THOMPSON DA ROBERTSON WM
Citation
Dv. Plant et al., 4X4 VERTICAL-CAVITY SURFACE-EMITTING LASER (VCSEL) AND METAL-SEMICONDUCTOR-METAL (MSM) OPTICAL BACKPLANE DEMONSTRATOR SYSTEM, Applied optics, 35(32), 1996, pp. 6365-6368
Citations number
8
Categorie Soggetti
Optics
Journal title
Applied optics → ACNP
ISSN journal
00036935
Volume
35
Issue
32
Year of publication
1996
Pages
6365 - 6368
Database
ISI
SICI code
0003-6935(1996)35:32<6365:4VSL(A>2.0.ZU;2-7
Abstract
We describe a system demonstrator based on vertical-cavity surface-emi tting lasers, metal-semiconductor-metal detectors, printed circuit boa rd (PCB) level optoelectronic device packaging, a compact bulk optical relay, and novel barrel/PCB optomechanics. The entire system was cons tructed in a standard VME electrical backplane chassis and was capable of operating at >1.7 Gbit/s of aggregate data capacity. In addition t o the component technologies developed, we describe operational testin g and characterization of the demonstrator. (C) 1996 Optical Society o f America