• DocumentCode
    1666981
  • Title

    Optics versus electronics for high-speed switching and signal processing

  • Author

    Tucker, Rodney S.

  • Author_Institution
    Dept. of Electr. & Electron. Eng., Univ. of Melbourne, Parkville, VIC, Australia
  • fYear
    2010
  • Firstpage
    111
  • Lastpage
    112
  • Abstract
    We compare the relative merits of nonlinear optics and electronics for high-speed switching and signal processing, with a focus on three key practical considerations: energy consumption, device footprint, and data throughput.
  • Keywords
    high-speed optical techniques; nonlinear optics; optical information processing; optical switches; data throughput; device footprint; electronics; energy consumption; high-speed switching; nonlinear optics; signal processing; CMOS integrated circuits; Energy consumption; High speed optical techniques; Optical devices; Optical signal processing; Optical switches;
  • fLanguage
    English
  • Publisher
    ieee
  • Conference_Titel
    Photonics Society Summer Topical Meeting Series, 2010 IEEE
  • Conference_Location
    Playa del Carmen
  • Print_ISBN
    978-1-4244-3730-6
  • Electronic_ISBN
    978-1-4244-3731-3
  • Type

    conf

  • DOI
    10.1109/PHOSST.2010.5553656
  • Filename
    5553656
    • Link To Document
    https://search.isc.ac/dl/search/defaultta.aspx?DTC=49&DC=1666981