Design, implementation, and characterization of a 2D bidirectional free-space optical link

Marc Chateauneuf; Michael B. Venditti; Emmanuelle Laprise; Julien Faucher; Kevan Razavi; Frederic Thomas-Dupuis; Andrew G. Kirk; David V. Plant; Tsuyoshi Yamamoto; John Alfred Trezza; W. Luo

doi:10.1117/12.386872

24 May 2000 Design, implementation, and characterization of a 2D bidirectional free-space optical link

Marc Chateauneuf, Michael B. Venditti, Emmanuelle Laprise, Julien Faucher, Kevan Razavi, Frederic Thomas-Dupuis, Andrew G. Kirk, David V. Plant, Tsuyoshi Yamamoto, John Alfred Trezza, W. Luo

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Proceedings Volume 4089, Optics in Computing 2000; (2000) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.386872
Event: 2000 International Topical Meeting on Optics in Computing (OC2000), 2000, Quebec City, Canada

Abstract

A vertical-cavity surface-emitting laser (VCSEL) based free- space parallel optical interconnect is presented. The rigid optical link interconnects bi-directionally two PCBs over a distance of 3 inches. The 512 optical channels were grouped in 4 by 8 clusters on a 750-micrometers pitch, where each cluster is a 4 by 4 array of channels on a 125-micrometers pitch. Modules combining both microlenses and minilenses were used to propagate light from the VCSELs to the detectors. Details of the optical design and assembly process are presented.17

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Marc Chateauneuf, Michael B. Venditti, Emmanuelle Laprise, Julien Faucher, Kevan Razavi, Frederic Thomas-Dupuis, Andrew G. Kirk, David V. Plant, Tsuyoshi Yamamoto, John Alfred Trezza, and W. Luo "Design, implementation, and characterization of a 2D bidirectional free-space optical link", Proc. SPIE 4089, Optics in Computing 2000, (24 May 2000); https://doi.org/10.1117/12.386872

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