Title :
Fundamental limits on energy use in optical networks
Author :
Kilper, D.C. ; Neilson, D. ; Stiliadis, D. ; Suvakovic, D. ; Goyal, S.
Author_Institution :
Bell Labs., Alcatel-Lucent, Holmdel, NJ, USA
Abstract :
Fundamental energy limits in communication systems are reviewed and applied to a gedanken network model in order to determine the corresponding ideal minimum energy requirements on classical, non-adiabatic, uniform-demand optical networks.
Keywords :
optical fibre networks; communication systems; fundamental energy limits; gedanken network model; nonadiabatic optical networks; uniform-demand optical networks; CMOS integrated circuits; Optical fiber amplifiers; Optical fiber networks; Optical transmitters; Photonics; Switches;
Conference_Titel :
Optical Communication (ECOC), 2010 36th European Conference and Exhibition on
Conference_Location :
Torino
Print_ISBN :
978-1-4244-8536-9
Electronic_ISBN :
978-1-4244-8534-5
DOI :
10.1109/ECOC.2010.5621584
