Title :
Techno-economic comparison of Silicon Photonics and multimode VCSELs
Author :
Mahgerefteh, Daniel ; Thompson, Craig
Author_Institution :
Finisar Corp., Sunnyvale, CA, USA
Abstract :
We compare Silicon Photonics and multi-mode short wavelength VCSEL technologies for various optical interconnect applications using addressable volume, relative cost, transmission reach, power consumption, and bandwidth-density as metrics.
Keywords :
integrated optics; laser modes; optical interconnections; surface emitting lasers; addressable volume; bandwidth-density; multi-mode short wavelength VCSEL technologies; multimode VCSELs; optical interconnect applications; power consumption; relative cost; silicon photonics; techno-economic comparison; transmission reach; Optical fiber cables; Optical fibers; Photonics; Silicon; Transceivers; Vertical cavity surface emitting lasers;
Conference_Titel :
Optical Fiber Communications Conference and Exhibition (OFC), 2015
Conference_Location :
Los Angeles, CA
