Chip-to-Chip Optical Link System Using an Optical Wiring Method

A practical optical link system was prepared with a transmitter (Tx) and receiver (Rx). The optical TRx module consisted of a metal optical bench, a module printed circuit board, a driver/receiver integrated circuit, a vertical-cavity surface-emitting laser/photodiode array, and an optical link block composed of plastic optical fiber (POF). For the optical interconnection between the light-sources and detectors, an optical wiring method has been proposed to enable easy assembly. The optical wiring link was constructed with POFs mounted on a v-grooved polymethylmethacrylate bench. The data transfer measurements were presented successfully.