Title :
LaC: Integrating laser control in a photonic interconnect
Author :
Demir, Yigit ; Hardavellas, Nikos
Author_Institution :
Dept. of Electr. Eng. & Comput. Sci., Northwestern Univ., Evanston, IL, USA
Abstract :
Silicon photonics are an attractive technology for global interconnects in manycore processors. However, they come with significant laser power consumption. Turning off underutilized portions of the interconnect can save 62-92% of the laser power.
Keywords :
elemental semiconductors; integrated optics; laser beam applications; optical interconnections; silicon; Si; integrating laser control; laser power consumption; manycore processors; photonic interconnect; silicon photonics; Delays; Laser theory; Photonics; Program processors; Semiconductor lasers; Waveguide lasers;
Conference_Titel :
Photonics Conference (IPC), 2014 IEEE
Conference_Location :
San Diego, CA
DOI :
10.1109/IPCon.2014.6995193
