Title :
CMOS Integrated Nanophotonics — enabling technology for exascale computing systems
Author :
Assefa, Solomon ; Green, William M J ; Rylyakov, Alexander ; Schow, Clint ; Horst, Folkert ; Vlasov, Yurii A.
Author_Institution :
IBM Thomas J. Watson Res. Center, Yorktown Heights, NY, USA
Abstract :
CMOS Integrated Nanophotonics allows ultra-dense monolithic single-chip integration of optical and electrical functions. This technology can enable future Exaflops supercomputers by connecting racks, modules, and chips together with ultra-low power massively parallel optical interconnects.
Keywords :
CMOS integrated circuits; integrated optics; mainframes; nanophotonics; optical interconnections; parallel machines; CMOS integrated nanophotonics; Exaflops supercomputers; allows ultra-dense monolithic single-chip integration; exascale computing systems; optical interconnects; CMOS integrated circuits; Driver circuits; Modulation; Nanophotonics; Optical interconnections; Optical transmitters; Receivers;
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
