Synchronization solutions for parallel short-range optical interconnects in mesochronous systems

Harald Devos; Joni Dambre; Wim Meeus; Dirk Stroobandt; Jan M. Van Campenhout

doi:10.1117/12.471954

15 April 2003 Synchronization solutions for parallel short-range optical interconnect in mesochronous systems

Harald Devos, Joni Dambre, Wim Meeus, Dirk Stroobandt, Jan M. Van Campenhout

Proceedings Volume 4942, VCSELs and Optical Interconnects; (2003) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.471954
Event: Photonics Fabrication Europe, 2002, Bruges, Belgium

Abstract

As a result of the increasing complexity of electronic chips, the bandwidths required for inter- and intra-chip communication are rapidly increasing. As optoelectronics provides high-bandwidth and high-density interconnection it is considered as a candidate for short-range interconnection. For such interconnections, situated at a low level in the systems hierarchy, the interconnect latency is extremely critical for the systems performance. This paper describes some methods for mesochronous synchronization, needed for such interconnections. It will be shown that it can be beneficial to use an additional optical link to transfer a synchronization signal. Such a reference signal can be used efficiently for phase detection, provided that the data skew is sufficiently small, and result in a decrease of the cost-per-link.

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Harald Devos, Joni Dambre, Wim Meeus, Dirk Stroobandt, and Jan M. Van Campenhout "Synchronization solutions for parallel short-range optical interconnect in mesochronous systems", Proc. SPIE 4942, VCSELs and Optical Interconnects, (15 April 2003); https://doi.org/10.1117/12.471954

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