DocumentCode
2739596
Title
Silicon photonic switching for data center applications
Author
Bowers, John E. ; Hall, Eric
Author_Institution
Dept. of ECE, UCSB, Santa Barbara, CA, USA
fYear
2011
fDate
10-12 Jan. 2011
Firstpage
129
Lastpage
130
Abstract
Switching fabrics in datacenters that rely on traditional electrical switches face scaling issues in terms of power consumption. Fast optical switches based on silicon photonics platform can enable the high port speed and high interconnection density needed while still maintaining small footprint and low power consumption.
Keywords
computer centres; elemental semiconductors; optical interconnections; photonic switching systems; power consumption; silicon; Si; data center applications; fast optical switches; high interconnection density; high port speed; photonic switching; power consumption; switching fabrics; Fabrics; Optical amplifiers; Optical switches; Optical waveguides; Passive optical networks; Power demand; Silicon;
fLanguage
English
Publisher
ieee
Conference_Titel
Winter Topicals (WTM), 2011 IEEE
Conference_Location
Keystone, CO
Print_ISBN
978-1-4244-8428-7
Type
conf
DOI
10.1109/PHOTWTM.2011.5730081
Filename
5730081
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