Title :
Optical interconnection for high-speed routers
Author :
Nishimura, Shinji ; Shinoda, Kazunori ; Lee, Yong ; Yuki, Fumio ; Takemoto, Takashi ; Yamashita, Hiroki ; Tsuji, Shinji ; Nido, Masaaki ; Namiwaka, Masahiko ; Kaneko, Taro ; Kurata, Kazuhiko ; Yanagimachi, Shigeyuki ; Ikeda, Naoya
Author_Institution :
Central Res. Lab., Hitachi Ltd., Kokubunji, Japan
Abstract :
Electric power consumed by routers and switches is rapidly increasing with expanding flow of information. To suppress the increasing power consumption, optics has been expected to play an important role for interconnects of such network equipments. We describe the advanced optical interconnecting technologies: highly-efficient optical devices and electrical circuits, and their integration for compact optical modules operating at high-speed with low-power consumption. The interconnecting technology will open up highly energy efficient routers /switches supporting advanced network functions.
Keywords :
optical communication equipment; optical interconnections; telecommunication network routing; compact optical module; electrical circuit; high speed router; highly efficient optical device; network equipment; optical interconnection; High speed optical techniques; Optical amplifiers; Optical fibers; Optical interconnections; Optical switches; Power demand;
Conference_Titel :
Optical Fiber Communication Conference and Exposition (OFC/NFOEC), 2011 and the National Fiber Optic Engineers Conference
Conference_Location :
Los Angeles, CA
Print_ISBN :
978-1-4577-0213-6
