Title :
Optics versus electronics for high-speed switching and signal processing
Author :
Tucker, Rodney S.
Author_Institution :
Dept. of Electr. & Electron. Eng., Univ. of Melbourne, Parkville, VIC, Australia
Abstract :
We compare the relative merits of nonlinear optics and electronics for high-speed switching and signal processing, with a focus on three key practical considerations: energy consumption, device footprint, and data throughput.
Keywords :
high-speed optical techniques; nonlinear optics; optical information processing; optical switches; data throughput; device footprint; electronics; energy consumption; high-speed switching; nonlinear optics; signal processing; CMOS integrated circuits; Energy consumption; High speed optical techniques; Optical devices; Optical signal processing; Optical switches;
Conference_Titel :
Photonics Society Summer Topical Meeting Series, 2010 IEEE
Conference_Location :
Playa del Carmen
Print_ISBN :
978-1-4244-3730-6
Electronic_ISBN :
978-1-4244-3731-3
DOI :
10.1109/PHOSST.2010.5553656
