Abstract

The high throughput of optical interconnections was first utilized in the long distance telecommunication network. With advances in technology, optical communication continues to penetrate to ever shorter interconnection distances. Free-space optical interconnections at the chip and gate level can enhance the performance of electrical connections since light can exploit the dimension perpendicular to the planar electronic surface and can overcome the impedance losses typically experienced by high speed electronic signals.

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