The specification of the photonic product architecture: the optical and electronic blocks, their functions and interfaces, the laser and coupling approach, and how the link budget is allocated across them.
Architecture Work product in the Silicon photonics and optical interconnect lifecycle
It is the single description of the product that every lane designs to. Photonic, electronic, packaging and validation teams working from different pictures discover interfaces late, and the platform, package and validation plan are chosen against an architecture that is still moving.
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