Title :
Photonic Switching for Data Center Applications
Author :
Chen, Luo-nan ; Hall, Eric ; Theogarajan, Luke ; Bowers, John
Author_Institution :
Dept. of Electr. & Comput. Eng., Univ. of California at Santa Barbara, Santa Barbara, CA, USA
Abstract :
Switching fabrics in data centers that rely on traditional electrical switches face scaling issues in terms of power consumption. Fast optical switches based on a silicon photonics platform can enable the high port speed and high interconnection density needed while still maintaining a small footprint and low power consumption.
Keywords :
computer centres; photonic switching systems; silicon; Si; data center application; optical switch; photonic switching; silicon photonics; switching fabrics; Crosstalk; Fabrics; Optical device fabrication; Optical switches; Optical waveguides; Power demand; Silicon; Data center switching; data warehouses; optoelectronic devices; silicon photonics;
Journal_Title :
Photonics Journal, IEEE
DOI :
10.1109/JPHOT.2011.2166994
