Title :
Terabit optical interconnects for exascale data centers
Author :
Beausoleil, R.G. ; Fiorentino, M. ; McLaren, M.
Author_Institution :
HP Labs., Palo Alto, CA, USA
Abstract :
High-end computing systems are expected to scale from petascale to exascale over the next decade. We describe requirements and architectures for high-bandwidth interconnects and high-radix switches based on photonics that could enable this performance growth.
Keywords :
data communication equipment; optical communication equipment; optical interconnections; optical switches; exascale data centers; high-bandwidth interconnects; high-end computing systems; high-radix switches; terabit optical interconnects; Bandwidth; Integrated circuit interconnections; Optical interconnections; Optical switches; Optical waveguides; Photonics; Silicon;
Conference_Titel :
Photonics Society Summer Topical Meeting Series, 2011 IEEE
Conference_Location :
Montreal, QC
Print_ISBN :
978-1-4244-5730-4
DOI :
10.1109/PHOSST.2011.6000084
