Title :
A nanophotonic interconnect for high-performance many-core computation
Author :
Beausoleil, R.G. ; Fiorentino, M. ; Ahn, J. ; Binkert, N. ; Davis, A. ; Fattal, D. ; Jouppi, N.P. ; McLaren, M. ; Santori, C.M. ; Schreiber, R.S. ; Spillane, S.M. ; Vantrease, D. ; Xu, Q.
Author_Institution :
Inf. & Quantum Syst., HP Labs., Palo Alto, CA
Abstract :
We describe the results of a design study of DWDM on-chip and off-chip nanophotonic interconnects and device technologies that could improve computing performance by a factor of 20 above industry projections over the next decade.
Keywords :
integrated optoelectronics; nanotechnology; optical design techniques; optical interconnections; wavelength division multiplexing; DWDM on-chip design; many-core computation performance; off-chip nanophotonic interconnects; Bandwidth; Laboratories; Milling machines; Power system interconnection; Programming profession; Quantum computing; Space technology; System-on-a-chip; Wavelength division multiplexing; Wires;
Conference_Titel :
Group IV Photonics, 2008 5th IEEE International Conference on
Conference_Location :
Cardiff
Print_ISBN :
978-1-4244-1769-8
Electronic_ISBN :
978-1-4244-1768-1
DOI :
10.1109/GROUP4.2008.4638201
