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A methodology is described for parameter extraction from modeling for
the determination of the appropriate figures of merit (FOMs) to be use
d for comparisons between different architectures of optical interconn
ects and their electrical counterparts. The key FOM selected for perfo
rmance is that of data throughput, defined as the product of bitrate a
nd interconnect length. Parameter extraction proceeds through modeling
of a prototype optical transceiver introduced by GTE laboratories. Op
tical power budget modeling is performed as it applies to a simple bas
ic optical interconnect, which can then be extended to the modeling of
arrays, by incorporating channel crosstalk limitations. Through this
modeling, the specific limitations to the data throughput are explored
and several trade-offs such as those between gain and speed, power an
d delay-times, and power and bit error rate (BER) are quantified. (C)
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