DC-coupled parallel optical interconnect cable with fiber ribbon

The design, set-up, and characterisation of a fixed length multi-channel parallel optical interconnection cable with electrical connectors (miniature sub-D connectors) at either sides is presented. The link is electrically compatible to ECL voltage level. Ribbons of both standard 1.3 /spl mu/m single-mode and graded-index multimode fibers are used as interconnection medium. The laser diodes are GaAs SQW LD (single quantum well) with very low threshold current. The photodiodes are made of silicon. The number of channels is 4, an upgrading to 12 channels is also presented.<
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