• DocumentCode
    1312996
  • Title

    Photonic Switching for Data Center Applications

  • Author

    Chen, Luo-nan ; Hall, Eric ; Theogarajan, Luke ; Bowers, John

  • Author_Institution
    Dept. of Electr. & Comput. Eng., Univ. of California at Santa Barbara, Santa Barbara, CA, USA
  • Volume
    3
  • Issue
    5
  • fYear
    2011
  • Firstpage
    834
  • Lastpage
    844
  • Abstract
    Switching fabrics in data centers that rely on traditional electrical switches face scaling issues in terms of power consumption. Fast optical switches based on a silicon photonics platform can enable the high port speed and high interconnection density needed while still maintaining a small footprint and low power consumption.
  • Keywords
    computer centres; photonic switching systems; silicon; Si; data center application; optical switch; photonic switching; silicon photonics; switching fabrics; Crosstalk; Fabrics; Optical device fabrication; Optical switches; Optical waveguides; Power demand; Silicon; Data center switching; data warehouses; optoelectronic devices; silicon photonics;
  • fLanguage
    English
  • Journal_Title
    Photonics Journal, IEEE
  • Publisher
    ieee
  • ISSN
    1943-0655
  • Type

    jour

  • DOI
    10.1109/JPHOT.2011.2166994
  • Filename
    6008516
    • Link To Document
    https://search.isc.ac/dl/search/defaultta.aspx?DTC=49&DC=1312996