Integrated photonic receiver enabling parallel electronic processing for cost effective high-speed data communications

集成光子接收器可实现并行电子处理，实现经济高效的高速数据通信

• 批准号: 491284-2016
• 负责人: LiboironLadouceur, Odile
• 金额: $ 4.37万
• 依托单位: McGill University
• 依托单位国家: 加拿大
• 项目类别: Idea to Innovation
• 财政年份: 2019
• 资助国家: 加拿大
• 起止时间: 2019-01-01 至 2020-12-31
• 项目状态: 已结题
• 来源: https://www.nserc-crsng.gc.ca/ase-oro/Details-Detailles_eng.asp?id=690946
• 关键词: Integrated; photonic; receiver; enabling; parallel

A novel photoreceiver architecture for short reach interconnects supporting the next generation data centers is proposed towards the development of a commercially viable prototype. A proof-of-concept was fabricated in a Silicon Photonics process, an important technology for high-volume manufacturing of photonic devices. The novel approach was recently validated at data rates of 10 and 20 Gb/s where the electronic operating frequency requirement is significantly reduced by exploiting an optical sampling method. However, for this demonstration the electronic processing had to be performed offline. The novel approach was filed as a U.S. provisional patent.This project goal is to implement fully functional prototypes integrating both the optical and electronic integrated circuits in order to demonstrate the real time performance of the novel architecture. The project focuses on the co-design and co-packaging of the optical and electronic front-ends. It will begin with the development of an electronic front-end for the demonstrated optical front-end and both will be co-packaged onto a ceramic carrier. Following this, a 2nd generation towards 100/400 Gb/s data communication will be implemented within this one-year project. Strong and experienced postdoctoral fellows and graduate students with the required background have been identified for this project.The novel photoreceiver is of high interest to several industrial partners as it has the prospect of important power consumption savings. Canadian-based companies Ranovus, Reflex Photonics, and AEPONYX, and a multinational company based in Ottawa, Huawei Canada, are supporting this project with strong expressed interest towards its application to 400G Ethernet. Indeed, the proposed approach offers a lower cost solution for the growing market of 100/400 Gb/s technologies in next generation computing systems. The project will potentially enable our Canadian industrial partners to enter this competitive market more quickly and establish a leadership position.

提出了一种用于支持下一代数据中心的短距离互连的新型光接收器架构，以开发商业上可行的原型。在硅光子工艺中制造了概念验证，这是大批量制造光子器件的重要技术。新的方法是最近验证的数据速率为10和20 Gb/s的电子工作频率的要求显着降低，通过利用光学采样方法。然而，对于该演示，电子处理必须离线执行。该新方法已申请为美国临时专利。该项目的目标是实现集成光学和电子集成电路的全功能原型，以展示新架构的真实的时间性能。该项目的重点是光学和电子前端的共同设计和共同封装。它将开始与电子前端的发展，为演示的光学前端和两者将共同封装到一个陶瓷载体。在此之后，第二代100/400 Gb/s数据通信将在这个为期一年的项目中实施。已为该项目确定了具有所需背景的强大而经验丰富的博士后研究员和研究生。新型光接收器引起了几个工业合作伙伴的高度兴趣，因为它具有重要的功耗节省前景。总部位于加拿大的公司Ranovus、Reflex Photonics和AEPONYX以及总部位于加拿大渥太华的跨国公司华为正在支持该项目，并对其在400 G以太网中的应用表现出强烈的兴趣。实际上，所提出的方法为下一代计算系统中的100/400 Gb/s技术的不断增长的市场提供了较低成本的解决方案。该项目将有可能使我们的加拿大工业合作伙伴更快地进入这个竞争激烈的市场，并建立领导地位。