Plasmonic interconnects versus conventional interconnects: A comparison of latency, cross-talk and energy costs

Optics Express

Volumn 15, Issue 8, 2007, Pages 4474-4484

  Conway, J A ^a   Sahni, S ^b   Szkopek, T ^c  

^a AEROSPACE CORPORATION   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^c MCGILL UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

COST ACCOUNTING; ELECTRIC CHARGE; ENERGY DISSIPATION; INTEGRATED CIRCUITS; OPTICAL INTERCONNECTS; WAVEGUIDES;

CROSS TALK; INTRA CHIP INTERCONNECT TECHNOLOGY; SURFACE PLASMON WAVEGUIDES;

PLASMONS;

EID: 34247282775     PISSN: None     EISSN: 10944087     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1364/OE.15.004474     Document Type: Article

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