Optical 8-channel, 10 Gb/s MT pluggable connector alignment technology for precision coupling of laser and photodiode arrays to polymer waveguide arrays for optical board-to-board interconnects

Proceedings - Electronic Components and Technology Conference

Volumn , Issue , 2008, Pages 1769-1775

  Papakonstantinou, Ioannis ^a   Selviah, David R ^a   Wang, Kai ^a   Pitwon, Richard A ^b   Hopkins, Ken ^b   Milward, Dave ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

^b Xyratex Technology Limited   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ABS RESINS; ALIGNMENT; COMPUTER NETWORKS; ELECTRONIC EQUIPMENT MANUFACTURE; OPTICAL PROPERTIES; PHOTOSENSITIVITY; PRINTED CIRCUIT BOARDS; PRINTED CIRCUITS;

ELECTRONIC COMPONENTS; OPTICAL-; WAVEGUIDE CORE;

WAVEGUIDES;

EID: 51349102275     PISSN: 05695503     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: 10.1109/ECTC.2008.4550220     Document Type: Conference Paper

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