Monday, March 5, 2012
8:00 AM - 11:00 AM

What is the Impact of Silicon Photonics on Network Architecture?

Event type: Workshop

Room number: 403A

Organizer: Christopher Doerr, Alcatel-Lucent, USA; Solomon Assefa, IBM, USA


Description:

Photonic integrated circuits (PICs) can reduce the cost, footprint, and power consumption of existing optical components and enable new functionalities. The silicon platform has especially high potential because of its large wafer sizes, high-yield manufacturing, high index contrast, and ability to provide good oxides. InP PICs have already been shown to have a significant impact on network architecture. Can we expect even more from silicon PICs? Regarding cost, if optical transceivers can cost a small fraction of the fiber and optical amplifier cost, will we see more advanced modulation format transceivers and regeneration? Regarding footprint, if wavelength add-drop PICs become successful will we see them on every linecard? Regarding power consumption, if PICs can reduce power consumption will we see a redesign of Internet routers?

Speakers:
Roman Egorov, Verizon, USA
Ben Yoo, UC Davis, USA
Mark Nowell, Cisco, USA
Tetsuo Takahashi, NTT, Japan
Chris Doerr, Acacia, USA
Yurii Vlasov, IBM, USA
Tom Palkert, Luxtera, USA
Michael Frankel, Ciena, USA
Dave Welch, Infinera, USA
Greg Fish, Aurion, USA
Mehdi Asghari, Kotura, USA.