Title :
Scaling limits of free-space tilt mirror MEMS switches for data center networks
Author :
Mellette, William M. ; Ford, Joseph E.
Author_Institution :
Dept. of Electr. & Comput. Eng., Univ. of California San Diego, La Jolla, CA, USA
Abstract :
We present a first-principles analysis of the scaling of switch response speed as a function of port count, crosstalk, and insertion loss, based on physical optics and kinematics of canonical MEMS tilt mirror switch structures.
Keywords :
computer centres; microswitches; optical crosstalk; optical switches; physical optics; canonical MEMS tilt mirror switch structures; crosstalk; data center networks; first-principles analysis; free-space switches; insertion loss; microelectromechanical systems; physical optics; port count; scaling limits; switch response speed; Decision support systems; Microswitches; Mirrors; Modeling; Optical switches; Switching circuits;
Conference_Titel :
Optical Fiber Communications Conference and Exhibition (OFC), 2015
Conference_Location :
Los Angeles, CA
