Title :
Energy-efficiency study of optical OFDM in data centers
Author :
Kachris, C. ; Giacoumidis, E. ; Tomkos, I.
Author_Institution :
Athens Inf. Technol. (AIT), Athens, Greece
Abstract :
This paper presents a study on the energy efficiency of adaptive optical OFDM in data center´s networks. The DSP architecture of the proposed scheme is targeted to an FPGA and achieves more than 70% lower energy consumption compared to conventional OFDM modulation.
Keywords :
OFDM modulation; computer centres; energy consumption; optical interconnections; FPGA; data centers; energy consumption; energy-efficiency study; optical OFDM; Adaptive optics; Modulation; OFDM; Optical fibers; Optical interconnections;
Conference_Titel :
Optical Fiber Communication Conference and Exposition (OFC/NFOEC), 2011 and the National Fiber Optic Engineers Conference
Conference_Location :
Los Angeles, CA
Print_ISBN :
978-1-4577-0213-6
