Optical interconnection system in a microelectronic circuit produced on a soi substrate

摘要

This invention relates to an optical interconnection system in a microelectronic circuit made on an SOI substrate (30), in other words a substrate with a silicon film (13, 33, 53) supported by a layer of electrically insulating material (32), the microelectronic circuit comprising at least one function block to be connected made in the silicon film. The system comprises at least one optical microguide composed of a strip (40) delimited in the silicon film by lateral confinement areas (41, 42) to connect the function block.