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Although research into the use of optics in computers
has increased in the last and current decades, the fact
remains that electronics is still superior to optics in
almost every way. Research into the use of optics at this
stage mirrors the research into electronics after the 2nd
World War. The advantages of using fiber optics over
wiring are the same as the argument for using optics
over electronics in computers. Even through totally
optical computers are now a reality, computers that
combine both electronics and optics, electro-optic
hybrids, have been in use for some time.
In the present paper, architecture of optical interconnect
is built up on the bases of four Vertical-Cavity Surface-
Emitting Laser Diodes (VCSELD) and two optical links
where thermal effects of both the diodes and the links
are included. Nonlinear relations are correlated to
investigate the power-current and the voltage-current
dependences of the four devices. The good performance
(high speed) of the interconnect is deeply and
parametrically investigated under wide ranges of the
affecting parameters. The high speed performance is
processed through three different effects, namely the
device 3-dB bandwidth, the link dispersion
characteristics, and the transmitted bit rate (soliton).
Eight combinations are investigated; each possesses its
own characteristics. The best architecture is the one
composed of VCSELD that operates at 850 nm and the
silica fiber whatever the operating set of causes. This
combination possesses the largest device 3-dB
bandwidth, the largest link bandwidth and the largest
soliton transmitted bit rate. The increase of the ambient
temperature reduces the high-speed performance of the
interconnect
