@inproceedings{53e8127309724eb09b8d3fbd241be5c4,
title = "Optics in computers servers and data centers",
abstract = "Based on well-known laws of physics, a lower bound on the energy-per-bit required for transmitting information using a photonic channel is established. The analysis includes the energy required to convert information from the electronic to the photonic domain and back. We investigate links that employ a directly modulated laser as well as links that employ an external modulator. It is shown that the power dissipation of the channel also imposes a bound on the maximum bandwidth density for a photonic link. Keeping this in mind, opportunities for optics in computing systems are discussed, especially from a systems perspective.",
author = "H.J.S. Dorren and P. Duan and O. Raz and R. Luijten",
year = "2012",
doi = "10.1117/12.913881",
language = "English",
series = "Proceedings of SPIE",
editor = "A.L. Glebov and R.T. Chen",
booktitle = "Proceedings of the Conference on optoelectronic interconnects XII, 23-25 Januari 2012, San Francisco, California, USA",
note = "conference; Conference on Optoelectronic interconnects XII; 2012-01-23; 2012-01-25 ; Conference date: 23-01-2012 Through 25-01-2012",
}