Optical Backplanes for High Performance Computers

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Optical Backplanes for High Performance Computers
Sponsor Unisys Corporation
Mentors John Kull Matthew Nowak Paul Stuverud
Group 4 Members Kenneth Chang Jason Harris John
Kwok
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Agenda for Today

• -Information found regarding
• -Optical Transceivers
• -Optical Splitters
• -Optical Couplers
• -Gantt Chart

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Optical Transceivers
-Wavelength multiplexing possible and confirmed
by ADURO -ADURO only carries a 4-channel optical
transceiver module due to current demand in
market. -Specifications Pending. -Specificatio
ns and Cost for 16-channel O.T. module is
unknown since it does not exist. AFTERBURNE
R XGSX-01 ?
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Optical Splitters
-Senko Advanced Components -Confirmed
bi-directional transmission with reasonable
insertion loss. -Due to the lack in demand
for multimode fiber splitters, Senko currently
only sells single mode splitters. -However, Senko
can manufacture multimode versions of their
planar splitters. Senko PLC Planar
Splitters ?
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Optical Splitters cont.
-Specifications and Costs -Latency values
-According to Senko 0 ns -Dielectric constant
value of fiber pending. -Cost -Current high
quality single mode planar splitters ?
Individually 800 ? Bulk 500 -Insertion Loss lt
15 dB (either direction)
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Fiber Couplers
-Specifications -Standard for single mode
fiber coupling attenuation loss lt 0.75 dB
-Standard for multimode fiber coupling
attenuation loss lt 0.5 dB -Cost
Pending. Molexs MTP/MPO connectors ?
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Gantt Chart