A monolithic silicon photodetector/amplifier IC for fiber and integrated optics application

Fully embedded board-level guided-wave optoelectronic interconnects

“…High speed is achieved because the thin film ensures that the photogenerated electron/hole pairs are only created in the high field region. Also the rough back surface scatters the light and traps it inside the thin film to compensate for otherwise low quantum efficiency [25].…”

Optical Interconnects For High Speed Computing

“…This is accomplished by polishing the exit end of the fiber at an angle to provide total internal reflection of the light that exists through the side of the fiber. 28,29 In this way the fiber axis is parallel to the package substrate. Silicon V-grooves are used to provide the required alignment of the fibers to the detectors.30 -32 The grooves are photolithographically defined and etched using KOH.…”

Digital High Speed Interconnects: A Study Of The Optical Alternative

“…The use of fibers to distribute a 500 MHz clock to five different ports has recently been demonstrated. 15 In that system, an integrated optoelectronic receiver 1C was developed as an integral part of the design. Figure 7 is a block diagram of this project's system.…”

“…Block diagram of an optical clock distribution system that operated at 500 Mb/s and used fibers as the interconnect medium 15. …”