Electronic system having fanout optical buses

摘要

An electronic system includes a plurality of electronic nodes, each having a transmitter module and a plurality of receiver modules, in which the transmitter module is positioned at a same location with respect to the receiver modules in each of the electronic nodes, and a plurality of fanout optical buses, each fanout optical bus comprising a transmitter section, a plurality of receiver sections, and at least one substantially straight optical waveguide extending between the plurality of receiver sections, wherein each transmitter section is optically connected to a transmitter module of a respective one of the electronic nodes and wherein the receiver sections of each of the fanout optical buses is connected to respective ones of the receiver modules of the electronic nodes.

主权项

1. An electronic system comprising:
a plurality of electronic nodes, each of the electronic nodes comprising a transmitter module and a plurality of receiver modules, wherein the transmitter module is positioned at a same location with respect to the receiver modules in each of the electronic nodes; and a plurality of fanout optical buses, each fanout optical bus comprising a transmitter section, a plurality of receiver sections, and at least one substantially straight optical waveguide extending between the plurality of receiver sections, wherein each transmitter section is optically connected to a transmitter module of a respective one of the electronic nodes, wherein the receiver sections of each of the fanout optical buses are optically connected to respective ones of the receiver modules of the electronic nodes to enable each of the electronic nodes to directly communicate with each of other ones of the electronic nodes through the plurality of fanout optical buses, and wherein at least one of the fanout optical buses is composed of a plurality of overlapping waveguides, wherein the overlapping waveguides enable the transmitter sections of at least two fanout optical buses to be located at a same location with respect to the receiver sections in their respective fanout optical buses.