Chip-to-chip plasmonic interconnects and the activities of EU project NAVOLCHI

A. Melikyan, M. Sommer, A. Muslija, M. Kohl, S. Muehlbrandt, A. Mishra, V. Calzadilla, Y. Justo, J. P. Martinez-Pastor, I. Tomkos, A. Scandurra, D. Van Thourhout (+5 others)
2012 2012 14th International Conference on Transparent Optical Networks (ICTON)  
Sommer, M.; Muslija, A.; Kohl, M.; Muehlbrandt, S.; Mishra, A.; Dolores Calzadilla, V.M.; Justo, Y.; Martínez-Pastor, J.P.; Tomkos, I.; Scandurra, A.; Thourhout, Van, D.; Hens, Z.; Smit, M.K.; Freude, W.; Koos, C.; Leuthold, J. ABSTRACT In this paper, the chip-to-chip interconnection architecture adopted by the EU-project NAVOLCHI are discussed. The plasmonic physical layer consisting of a plasmonic nanoscale laser, a modulator, an amplifier and a detector is introduced. Current statuses of the plasmonic devices are reviewed.
doi:10.1109/icton.2012.6254466 fatcat:m72mcrfqcnf3fioihobhqfqgwa