Title :
Novel large-port-count optical-switch architecture for optical interconnection in datacenter
Author :
Ueda, Kazunori ; Mori, Yojiro ; Hasegawa, Hiroshi ; Sato, Ken-ichi ; Watanabe, Toshio
Author_Institution :
Dept. of Electr. Eng. & Comput. Sci., Nagoya Univ., Nagoya, Japan
Abstract :
We propose a novel optical-switch configuration for intra-datacenter interconnection that consists of tunable lasers, non-cyclic AWGs, and combinations of small-size optical switches and couplers. We develop an 800×800 switch prototype and its good performance and scalability are verified by experiments.
Keywords :
arrayed waveguide gratings; computer centres; laser tuning; optical communication equipment; optical couplers; optical fibre amplifiers; optical interconnections; optical switches; EDFA; arrayed waveguide gratings; datacenter; erbium doped fiber amplifiers; intra-datacenter interconnection; large-port-count optical-switch architecture; noncyclic AWG; optical couplers; optical interconnection; scalability; small-size optical switches; tunable lasers; Couplers; Optical amplifiers; Optical coupling; Optical crosstalk; Optical device fabrication; Optical switches; Stimulated emission;
Conference_Titel :
Optical Communication (ECOC), 2014 European Conference on
Conference_Location :
Cannes
DOI :
10.1109/ECOC.2014.6964120
