Title :
Thermally active 4×4 non-blocking switch for networks-on-chip
Author :
Biberman, Aleksandr ; Sherwood-Droz, Nicolás ; Lee, Benjamin G. ; Lipson, Michal ; Bergman, Keren
Author_Institution :
Dept. of Electr. Eng., Columbia Univ., New York, NY
Abstract :
We demonstrate power penalty measurements through two output ports of a 4times4 nonblocking switch designed for networks-on-chip. We use integrated metal heaters to tune individual rings, and observe how the device scales with data rate.
Keywords :
error statistics; micromechanical resonators; optical interconnections; optical switches; 4times4 non-blocking switch; integrated metal heaters; networks-on-chip; power penalty measurements; Bandwidth; Bit error rate; Delay; Erbium-doped fiber amplifier; Network-on-a-chip; Optical attenuators; Optical fiber polarization; Optical receivers; 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.2008.4688644
