Silicon photonic networks: Signal loss and power challenges

Exascale systems are in need for alternative interconnection technologies. Electrical interconnects are not likely toscale well to a largenumberof computing nodes in termsof energy efficiency and latency. Silicon photonic networks stand as themain alternative to solve this problem, but are we there...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Autores: Crespo, Juan-José, Sánchez, José L., Alfaro Cortés, Francisco José
Tipo de recurso: artículo
Fecha de publicación:2018
País:España
Institución:Universidad de Castilla-La Mancha
Repositorio:RUIdeRA. Repositorio Institucional de la UCLM
OAI Identifier:oai:ruidera.uclm.es:10578/18420
Acceso en línea:http://hdl.handle.net/10578/18420
Access Level:acceso embargado
Palabra clave:Networks
Optical interconnects
Photonics
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Sumario:Exascale systems are in need for alternative interconnection technologies. Electrical interconnects are not likely toscale well to a largenumberof computing nodes in termsof energy efficiency and latency. Silicon photonic networks stand as themain alternative to solve this problem, but are we there yet? In this paper, we exhibit some challenges to be solved for this technology to become a viable solution. Signal loss sources play a critical role in photonic network designs as they restrict the ability to perform data transmission in an effectiveway