Optically Guiding Substrates for Low Cost Optical Interconnects in Stacked Multichip Module and Chip Scale Packaging

Abstract

A novel method of integrating an optically guiding material into the support structure of the computer creates a high performance data buss while reducing the complexity and cost of implementing an optical interconnect scheme. This report discusses the use of optically guiding materials in both multichip module and chip-scale packaging schemes. In both implementations, closely spaced optical data channels are guided from one plane of electronic circuits to another without the need of costly micro-optics and complex alignment requirements.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
May 01, 1998
Accession Number
ADA349651

Entities

People

  • Franz Haas
  • Paul Cook

Organizations

  • Rome Laboratory

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Advanced Electronics

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Air Force Research Laboratories
  • Circuits
  • Integrated Circuits
  • Light Emitting Diodes
  • Light Sources
  • Materials
  • Modules (Electronics)
  • Multichip Modules
  • Optical Detectors
  • Optical Interconnects
  • Optical Materials
  • Optics
  • Refractive Index
  • Semiconductors
  • Silicon Carbide
  • Thermal Conductivity
  • Three Dimensional

Fields of Study

  • Physics

Readers

  • Integrated Circuit Design and Technology.
  • Optical Physics and Photonics.

Technology Areas

  • Microelectronics
  • Microelectronics - Microelectromechanical Systems
  • Space