Challenges in optically interconnecting electronics

IEEE Journal on Selected Topics in Quantum Electronics

Volumn 2, Issue 1, 1996, Pages 3-13

  Tooley, Frank A P ^{a,b,c,d,e,f,g,h,i}  

^a IEEE

^b MCGILL UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^c HERIOT WATT UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^d UNIVERSITY OF ST ANDREWS   (United Kingdom)

^e Nortel NSERC

^f HWU

^g HWU ^*

^h LUCENT TECHNOLOGIES   (United States)

ⁱ Can Inst Telecommunication Res M

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

LIGHT TRANSMISSION; OPTICAL COMMUNICATION; OPTICAL LINKS; TRANSCEIVERS;

ALIGNMENT TOLERANCE; OPTICAL TRANSCEIVERS; OPTICALLY INTERCONNECTED ELECTRONICS;

OPTICAL INTERCONNECTS;

EID: 0030114267     PISSN: 1077260X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1109/2944.541870     Document Type: Article

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