Title :
Performing intelligent power distribution in a 4×4 silicon photonic switch fabric
Author :
Chen, Christine P. ; Xiaoliang Zhu ; Yang Liu ; Qi Li ; Chan, Johnnie ; Baehr-Jones, Tom ; Hochberg, Michael ; Bergman, Keren
Author_Institution :
Dept. of Electr. Eng., Columbia Univ., New York, NY, USA
Abstract :
A dynamically-programmable optical-power distribution scheme is proposed for increased reliability and energy efficiency in systems. Precise power allocation and intelligent switch control with 40 Gb/s error-free operation is realized on the 4 × 4 multi-stage switch fabric.
Keywords :
elemental semiconductors; integrated optics; integrated optoelectronics; optical communication equipment; optical switches; silicon; bit rate 40 Gbit/s; dynamically programmable optical-power distribution scheme; energy efficiency; error-free operation; intelligent power distribution; intelligent switch control; multistage switch fabric; power allocation; reliability; silicon photonic switch fabric; Adaptive optics; Artificial intelligence; Bit error rate; Fabrics; Multicast communication; Optical switches;
Conference_Titel :
Optical Interconnects Conference (OI), 2015 IEEE
Conference_Location :
San Diego, CA
Print_ISBN :
978-1-4799-8178-6
DOI :
10.1109/OIC.2015.7115681
