3-dimensitional optical interconnection structure using branched waveguides
AssigneeKorea Advanced Institute of Science and Technology
InventorsHyo Hoon PARK, Jong Hun KIM, Sun Kyu HAN
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Abstract
A waveguide of a 3D interconnection structure and an optical data bus system of a 3D interconnection structure using the same are provided. The waveguide includes a main waveguide which is formed in a predetermined direction and at least one branch waveguide which connects to the main waveguide to form a predetermined angle, wherein the at least one branch waveguide branches an optical signal, which is propagated in the main waveguide, at a predetermined rate.
Claims10
A waveguide of a 3-dimensional interconnection structure, comprising:
- a main waveguide which is formed in a predetermined direction;
- and
- at least one branch waveguide which connects to the main waveguide to form a predetermined angle,
- wherein the at least one branch waveguide branches an optical signal, which is propagated in the main waveguide, at a predetermined rate.
An optical data bus system of a 3-dimensional interconnection structure, comprising:
- a plurality of main waveguides which are formed in a predetermined direction to propagate an optical signal generated from at least one light source;
- a plurality of branch waveguides which connect to the plurality of main waveguide to form predetermined angles;
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- a plurality of chips which connect to the plurality of branch waveguides in at least one of horizontal and vertical directions of the plurality of main waveguides,
- wherein the plurality of branch waveguides branch the optical signal at predetermined rates and transmit the optical signals, which are branched at the predetermined rates, to the plurality of chips.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.