OPTICAL INTERCONNECT FOR SWITCH APPLICATIONS

摘要

A switch module includes a switch integrated circuit (IC), a silicon photonics chips, and a planar lightwave circuits (PLCs).

主权项

1. A switch module, comprising:
a switch integrated circuit (IC) chip including a switch for routing inputs to outputs of the switch IC chip; a silicon photonics chip including photodetectors for use in converting first optical signals to first electrical signals and modulators for modulating second optical signals in accordance with second electrical signals, outputs of the photodetectors being coupled to inputs of the switch IC chip and outputs of the switch IC chip being coupled to the modulators; a planar lightwave circuit (PLC) optically coupled to the photodetectors and modulators of the silicon photonics chip.