Power minimization and technology comparisons for digital free-space optoelectronic interconnections

Journal of Lightwave Technology

Volumn 17, Issue 4, 1999, Pages 546-555

  Kibar, Osman ^a   Van Blerkom, Daniel A ^a   Fan, Chi ^a   Esener, Sadik C ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BIPOLAR INTEGRATED CIRCUITS; CMOS INTEGRATED CIRCUITS; DIGITAL COMMUNICATION SYSTEMS; INTEGRATED OPTOELECTRONICS; LIGHT MODULATORS; OPTICAL COMMUNICATION; OPTICAL LINKS; PHOTODETECTORS; SEMICONDUCTOR LASERS; SEMICONDUCTOR QUANTUM WELLS; SIGNAL RECEIVERS; TRANSMITTERS;

DIGITAL FREE SPACE OPTOELECTRONIC INTERCONNECTIONS; MULTIPLE QUANTUM WELL (MQW) MODULATORS; VERTICAL CAVITY SURFACE EMITTING LASERS (VCSEL);

OPTICAL INTERCONNECTS;

EID: 0032635830     PISSN: 07338724     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1109/50.754783     Document Type: Article

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