• DocumentCode
    2176932
  • Title

    Scaling Optical Interconnects in Datacenter Networks Opportunities and Challenges for WDM

  • Author

    Liu, Hong ; Lam, Cedric F. ; Johnson, Chris

  • Author_Institution
    Google Inc., Mountain View, CA, USA
  • fYear
    2010
  • fDate
    18-20 Aug. 2010
  • Firstpage
    113
  • Lastpage
    116
  • Abstract
    We review the growing need for optical interconnect bandwidth in data center networks, and the opportunities and challenges for wavelength division multiplexing (WDM) to sustain the “last 2km” bandwidth growth inside data center networks.
  • Keywords
    computer centres; optical interconnections; wavelength division multiplexing; WDM; data center networks opportunity; optical interconnect bandwidth; optical interconnect scaling; Bandwidth; Optical fiber cables; Optical fibers; Optical interconnections; Quantum dot lasers; Wavelength division multiplexing; WDM datacom; optical interconnects; photonic integration;
  • fLanguage
    English
  • Publisher
    ieee
  • Conference_Titel
    High Performance Interconnects (HOTI), 2010 IEEE 18th Annual Symposium on
  • Conference_Location
    Mountain View, CA
  • Print_ISBN
    978-1-4244-8547-5
  • Electronic_ISBN
    978-0-7695-4208-9
  • Type

    conf

  • DOI
    10.1109/HOTI.2010.15
  • Filename
    5577319