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TABLE 1. COMPONENT TECHNOLOGY DEVELOPMENT SUMMARY<br />

DEVICE<br />

CURRENT STATUS<br />

2005<br />

DESIRED STATE<br />

2010<br />

CRYOGENIC<br />

USE TESTED<br />

ONGOING<br />

R&D<br />

VCSEL Based CWDM Interconnect Systems: 12x4λ @ 300K<br />

DARPA Terabus<br />

12 x 4λ x 10 Gbps<br />

8x8λ x 50 Gbps<br />

N<br />

Y<br />

LIGHT SOURCES<br />

50 Gbps VCSEL Arrays<br />

10 Gbps<br />

50 Gbps<br />

Y<br />

Y<br />

Frequency Comb Lasers<br />

32λ x 1550 nm<br />

64λ x 980 nm<br />

N/A<br />

N<br />

OPTICAL MODULATORS<br />

VCSEL used as DWDM modulator<br />

2.5 Gbps<br />

50 Gbps<br />

N<br />

Y<br />

Low Voltage Amplitude Modulator @ 40 K<br />

4-6 volts On-Off/ 40 Gbps<br />

Single Devices/ COTS<br />

0.5 volt on-off/ 50<br />

Gbps Arrays<br />

N<br />

Y<br />

Exotic Modulator Materials: Organic<br />

Glass/Polymer/Magneto-Optic<br />

Materials studies show<br />

3x improvement over<br />

conventional materials<br />

6-10 fold improvement<br />

in devices<br />

N<br />

Y<br />

OPTICAL RECEIVERS<br />

Amplifierless Receivers<br />

matched to superconductors<br />

20 Gbps demonstrated<br />

50 Gbps Array<br />

N<br />

N<br />

25/50 Gbps Receiver Arrays @ 300K<br />

50 Gbps Single Devices<br />

– COTS<br />

4 x 40 Gbps arrays Lab<br />

Ideally, word-wide<br />

arrays<br />

N/A<br />

N<br />

ELECTRONIC DEVICES<br />

Low Power, 50 Gbps<br />

Amplifier/Driver Arrays @ 40 K<br />

Single Amplifiers<br />

(InP-HEMT) – COTS<br />

Lower power, ideally,<br />

word-wide arrays<br />

Y<br />

N<br />

PASSIVE COMPONENTS<br />

Cryogenic Electrical Ribbon Cables<br />

at 25/50 Gbps<br />

3 Gbps<br />

25/50 Gbps<br />

Y<br />

N<br />

Optical Ribbon Cables @ 4 K, 40 K<br />

COTS meet<br />

Commercial Specs/<br />

Fibers OK at 4 K<br />

Cables at 4 K<br />

N<br />

N<br />

Optical WDM Components @ 4 K, 40 K<br />

COTS meet<br />

Commercial Specs<br />

4 K Operation<br />

N<br />

N<br />

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