Packaging Trade-off Explorer

Toggle thermal, mechanical, or optical overlays to compare a CPO module with an FSO free-space array. Tooltips highlight tolerances, yields, and thermal density reported in IEEE ECTC papers.

Co-Packaged Optics

ASIC + optical tiles120 W/cm²

Silicon interposer±50 µm planarity

Fiber attachMPO-16 connector

DSP & FEC ASIC80 ns

Heat spreader8 K/W

References: Intel co-packaged optics demo (2023), Ayar Labs technical briefs.

Free-Space Optics Array

MEMS steering mirrors±5 µm

VCSEL emitter grid1.6 Tb/s

Carrier + TEC10 K/W

Receiver lens arrayf/1.2

Dust shield windowIP5X

References: IEEE JLT 2023 FSO backplane, DARPA PIPES program documentation.