Low-cost microoptical modules for MCM level optical interconnections

IEEE Journal on Selected Topics in Quantum Electronics

Volumn 9, Issue 2, 2003, Pages 518-530

  Debaes, Christof ^a   Vervaeke, Michael ^a   Baukens, Valérie ^a   Ottevaere, Heidi ^a   Vynck, Pedro ^a   Tuteleers, Patrik ^a   Volckaerts, Bart ^a   Meeus, Wim ^b   Brunfaut, Marnik ^b   Campenhout, Jan Van ^b   Hermanne, Alex ^a   Thienpont, Hugo ^a  

^a VRIJE UNIVERSITEIT BRUSSEL   (Belgium)

^b GHENT UNIVERSITY   (Belgium)

Author keywords

Deep proton lithography; Microoptics; OE VLSI; Optical interconnections; VCSELS

Indexed keywords

BIT ERROR RATE; CMOS INTEGRATED CIRCUITS; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; MULTICHIP MODULES; OPTICAL DESIGN; OPTICAL SYSTEMS; PHOTOLITHOGRAPHY; PLASTICS APPLICATIONS; PRISMS; REFRACTION;

DEEP PROTON LITHOGRAPHY; MICROOPTICAL MODULES; MICROPRISM; OPTOELECTRONIC FIELD PROGRAMMABLE GATE ARRAY; REFRACTIVE LENSLET-ARRAYS; VACUUM CASTING REPLICATION TECHNIQUE;

OPTICAL INTERCONNECTS;

EID: 10744230916     PISSN: 1077260X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1109/JSTQE.2003.813316     Document Type: Article

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