Interconnect system for transmitting and receiving optical signal
AssigneeSamsung Electronics Co., Ltd.
InventorsHojung Kim, Kiho Kong
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Abstract
An interconnect system for transmitting an optical signal may include an electronic integrated circuit (EIC) configured to generate a driving signal, and a photonic integrated circuit (PIC). The PIC includes a drive circuit including a bipolar transistor to receive and amplify the driving signal, and a micro-ring modulator configured to generate the optical signal based on the amplified driving signal.
Claims20
An interconnect system for transmitting an optical signal, the interconnect system comprising:
- an electronic integrated circuit (EIC) configured to generate a driving signal;
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- a photonic integrated circuit (PIC) comprising:
- a PIC drive circuit comprising a bipolar transistor to receive and amplify the driving signal;
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- a micro-ring modulator configured to generate the optical signal based on the amplified driving signal.
An interconnect system for transmitting and receiving an optical signal, the interconnect system comprising:
- a transmitter comprising:
- a first electronic integrated circuit (EIC) configured to generate a driving signal;
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- a first photonic integrated circuit (PIC) comprising a PIC drive circuit configured to amplify the driving signal, and a micro-ring modulator configured to generate the optical signal based on the amplified driving signal;
- a receiver comprising:
- a second PIC comprising a photodiode configured to receive the optical signal and a PIC sensing circuit configured to amplify an output signal of the photodiode and output the amplified output signal;
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- a second EIC configured to receive and process an output signal of the PIC sensing circuit of the second PIC.
An interconnect system for receiving an optical signal, the interconnect system comprising:
- a photonic integrated circuit (PIC) comprising a photodiode configured to receive the optical signal, and a PIC sensing circuit comprising at least one of a bipolar transistor or a germanium thin film transistor (Ge TFT) to amplify an output signal of the photodiode and output the amplified output signal;
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- an electronic integrated circuit (EIC) configured to process an output signal of the PIC.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.