Title :
Scalable and modular high-performance optical interconnects with distributed control plane
Author_Institution :
Dept. of Electr. & Comput. Eng., Univ. of California, Davis, Davis, CA, USA
Abstract :
We will discuss architectures, technologies, and benchmarking of massively parallel interconnections made possible by AWGR based switches with distributed control plane. Successful testbed experiments and silicon photonic chip implementations will also be discussed.
Keywords :
arrayed waveguide gratings; distributed control; elemental semiconductors; integrated optics; optical interconnections; optical switches; silicon; AWGR based switches; Si; distributed control plane; modular high-performance optical interconnects; parallel interconnections; scalable optical interconnects; silicon photonic chip; Computer architecture; Optical interconnections; Optical packet switching; Optical receivers; Optical switches; Optical transmitters; Scalability; data centers; optical interconnects; silicon photonics; switches;
Conference_Titel :
Photonics Society Summer Topical Meeting Series, 2013 IEEE
Conference_Location :
Waikoloa, HI
Print_ISBN :
978-1-4673-5059-4
DOI :
10.1109/PHOSST.2013.6614527
