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Integrated Bidirectional Optical Amplifier (BOA) for Optical Interconnects

Technology Benefits

• High throughput• Small form factor• low cost• Large volume• Integration• CMOS compatibility.

Technology Application

• Optical interconnections• Integrated communication networks• Integrated sensor systems This technology is currently available for licensing. Patent pending.

Detailed Technology Description

By exploiting non-reciprocal magneto-optic micro-ring resonators, a single hybrid III-V semiconductor optical amplifier can be effectively integrated to provide crosstalk-free bidirectional interleaved WDM communication for intracard active optical interconnects.

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Tech ID/UC Case

23013/2013-070-0

Related Cases

2013-070-0

*Abstract

None

*Applications

• Optical interconnections

• Integrated communication networks

• Integrated sensor systems

*Principal Investigator

Name: F. Di Pasquale

Department:

Name: John Bowers

Department:

Name: Paolo Pintus

Department:

Country/Region

USA