Title :
Low power and high density optical interconnects for future supercomputers
Author :
Pepeljugoski, Petar ; Kash, Jeffrey ; Doany, Fuad ; Kuchta, Daniel ; Schares, Laurent ; Schow, Clint ; Taubenblatt, Marc ; Offrein, Bert Jan ; Benner, Alan
Author_Institution :
T J. Watson Res. Center, IBM, Yorktown Heights, NY, USA
Abstract :
Increasing performance in supercomputers requires a concomitant increase in intrasystem interconnect bandwidth. We review the status and prospects of technologies required to build low power, high density board and chip level interconnects.
Keywords :
mainframes; optical interconnections; parallel machines; intrasystem interconnect bandwidth; optical interconnects; supercomputers; Energy consumption; High speed optical techniques; Optical attenuators; Optical fiber cables; Optical interconnections; Optical polymers; Optical receivers; Optical transmitters; Optical waveguides; Supercomputers;
Conference_Titel :
Optical Fiber Communication (OFC), collocated National Fiber Optic Engineers Conference, 2010 Conference on (OFC/NFOEC)
Conference_Location :
San Diego, CA
Electronic_ISBN :
978-1-55752-884-1
