Title :
Optical systems for data centers
Author :
Ho, Ron ; Schwetman, Herb ; McCracken, Michael O. ; Koka, Pranay ; Lexau, Jon ; Cunningham, John E. ; Zheng, Xuezhe ; Krishnamoorthy, Ashok V.
Author_Institution :
Oracle, Menlo Park, CA, USA
Abstract :
Building future data centers requires unprecedented internal bandwidth, at very high per-channel energy efficiency. Optics offers potential solutions for these challenges, especially if we rethink the construction of high-performance computers into compact systems-in-a-package. Here we discuss the drivers for optics in these large-scale systems.
Keywords :
computer centres; large-scale systems; optical communication; optical fibres; optical interconnections; optical switches; system-in-package; compact systems-in-a-package; data center; internal bandwidth; large-scale systems; optical system; per-channel energy efficiency; Bandwidth; Integrated circuit interconnections; Optical transmitters; Optical waveguides; Optics; Program processors; Silicon;
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
