COOLING OPTICAL INTERCONNECTS USING LIGHT

Organization Name

INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS MACHINES CORPORATION

Inventor(s)

RAFAELA Frota of POUGHKEEPSIE NY US

FAEZEH Gholami of RIDGEWOOD NJ US

JOHN S. Werner of FISHKILL NY US

ANDREW C. M. Hicks of HIGHLAND NY US

COOLING OPTICAL INTERCONNECTS USING LIGHT

This abstract first appeared for US patent application 18504349 titled 'COOLING OPTICAL INTERCONNECTS USING LIGHT

Original Abstract Submitted

Methods, apparatus, and systems for cooling optical interconnects using light include monitoring an output power of a transceiver, where the transceiver includes an alkali activated geopolymer (AAGP) coating, and cooling, based on a determination that the output power has decreased below a threshold value, the transceiver by directing infrared light towards the transceiver.