Title :
Silicon integrated nanophotonic high-radix switch arrays for next generation computer systems
Author :
Green, W.M.J. ; Assefa, S. ; Van Campenhout, J. ; Lee, B. ; Yang, M. ; Doany, F. ; Schow, C. ; Rylyakov, A. ; Jahnes, C. ; Kash, J. ; Vlasov, Y.A.
Author_Institution :
T.J. Watson Res. Center, IBM, Yorktown Heights, NY, USA
Abstract :
We review results on design and development of 4×4 silicon nanophotonic non-blocking switch arrays integrated with driving analog CMOS circuits for circuit-switched optical networks. Such high-radix optical routers are envisioned for future Exascale computer systems.
Keywords :
CMOS analogue integrated circuits; electro-optical switches; elemental semiconductors; integrated optoelectronics; nanophotonics; optical communication equipment; reviews; silicon; telecommunication network routing; Exascale computer systems; Si; analog CMOS circuits; circuit-switched optical networks; high-radix switch arrays; integrated nanophotonics; nonblocking switch arrays; optical routers;
Conference_Titel :
IEEE Photonics Society, 2010 23rd Annual Meeting of the
Conference_Location :
Denver, CO
Print_ISBN :
978-1-4244-5368-9
DOI :
10.1109/PHOTONICS.2010.5698986
