Title :
Silicon photonic switching for data center applications
Author :
Bowers, John E. ; Hall, Eric
Author_Institution :
Dept. of ECE, UCSB, Santa Barbara, CA, USA
Abstract :
Switching fabrics in datacenters that rely on traditional electrical switches face scaling issues in terms of power consumption. Fast optical switches based on silicon photonics platform can enable the high port speed and high interconnection density needed while still maintaining small footprint and low power consumption.
Keywords :
computer centres; elemental semiconductors; optical interconnections; photonic switching systems; power consumption; silicon; Si; data center applications; fast optical switches; high interconnection density; high port speed; photonic switching; power consumption; switching fabrics; Fabrics; Optical amplifiers; Optical switches; Optical waveguides; Passive optical networks; Power demand; Silicon;
Conference_Titel :
Winter Topicals (WTM), 2011 IEEE
Conference_Location :
Keystone, CO
Print_ISBN :
978-1-4244-8428-7
DOI :
10.1109/PHOTWTM.2011.5730081
