Optical waveguides embedded in a printed circuit board offer a substantial increase in the achievable bandwidth density compared with todays electrical interconnects. Specific challenges and solutions to integrate optical interconnects in a printed circuit board are addressed.
By: Bert Jan Offrein; Christoph Berger; Rene Beyeler; Roger Dangel; Laurent Dellmann; Folkert Horst; Tobias Lamprecht; Norbert Meier; J. Kash
Published in: in 2006
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