Title :
Insertion loss analysis in a photonic interconnection network for on-chip and off-chip communications
Author :
Chan, Johnnie ; Biberman, Aleksandr ; Lee, Benjamin G. ; Bergman, Keren
Author_Institution :
Dept. of Electr. Eng., Columbia Univ., New York, NY
Abstract :
An on-chip photonic interconnection network is simulated to determine statistical insertion losses for different network sizes and non-blocking switch layouts. For an 8times8 folded-torus network, we obtain an optical link loss budget of 15.5 dB.
Keywords :
integrated optics; integrated optoelectronics; network-on-chip; optical communication; optical interconnections; optical losses; statistical analysis; folded-torus network; insertion loss analysis; loss 15.5 dB; networks-on-chip; nonblocking switch layouts; off-chip communications; on-chip communications; optical link loss budget; photonic interconnection network; statistical insertion losses; Bandwidth; Delay; Insertion loss; Multiprocessor interconnection networks; Network-on-a-chip; Optical interconnections; Optical losses; Optical packet switching; Optical switches; Optical waveguides;
Conference_Titel :
IEEE Lasers and Electro-Optics Society, 2008. LEOS 2008. 21st Annual Meeting of the
Conference_Location :
Acapulco
Print_ISBN :
978-1-4244-1931-9
Electronic_ISBN :
978-1-4244-1932-6
DOI :
10.1109/LEOS.2008.4688609
