MAUI: enabling fiber-to-the-Processor with parallel multiwavelength optical interconnects

The Multiwavelength Assemblies for Ubiquitous Interconnects (MAUI) program is a collaboration between Agilent Laboratories, Palo Alto, CA, and the University of Southern California, Los Angeles, with the goal of enabling fiber-to-the-processor by developing very-high-density optical interconnects and complementary metal-oxide-semiconductor (CMOS) interface electronics. This paper focuses on the parallel wavelength-division-multiplexed optical interconnect technologies and their potential impact on computer systems.

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