Multi-Terabit Transparent Photonic Networks Through Integrated Silicon Photonics

通过集成硅光子学的多太比特透明光子网络

• 批准号: 0725707
• 负责人: Keren Bergman
• 金额: $ 31.09万
• 依托单位: Columbia University
• 依托单位国家: 美国
• 项目类别: Continuing Grant
• 财政年份: 2007
• 资助国家: 美国
• 起止时间: 2007-08-15 至 2010-07-31
• 项目状态: 已结题
• 来源: https://www.nsf.gov/awardsearch/showAward?AWD_ID=0725707&HistoricalAwards=false
• 关键词: Multi; Terabit; Transparent; Photonic; Networks

ECCS 0725707Keren Bergman, Columbia UniversityHighly scalable and energy efficient interconnection networks are critical to the future performance of advanced computing systems. Photonic interconnection networks offer a potentially disruptive technology solution that can provide ultra-high throughput, minimal access latencies, and low power dissipation that remains independent of capacity.Intellectual Merit: In this proposed program we aim to address the design and implementation of optical systems in broadband networks by coupling advancements in silicon nanophotonics with the tremendous capacity of optical data communications. The merging of these two fields offers an unparalleled opportunity in creating a new paradigm of truly optical domain integrated systems based on dynamic nanophotonic building blocks. In this proposed research program, core nanostructured photonic components ? consisting of fast and power efficient switch nodes and delay lines ? are realized to enable an integrated optical network for ultrahigh capacity data routing. The novel network architecture is specifically designed for nanoscale integration and implementation of truly end-to-end transparent lightwave paths for high capacity data communications.Broader Impact and Outreach: The proposed program tackles what is perhaps the most critical performance challenge to the future scaling of performance computing systems, namely the mounting communications infrastructure bottleneck. The insertion of a photonic interconnection network can fundamentally alter the performance and energy efficiency roadmap for future generations of computing systems. In terms of education, this interdisciplinary combination of networks and optical devices aspects will be introduced into revised and new undergraduate and graduate course sequences that emphasize and explore their physical- and logical-layer inter-dependences. The proposed program further offers a unique opportunity to train graduate students in a vertically integrated team-oriented research, with specific outreach on networks and optics to K-12 schools with high proportion of underrepresented minorities around the New York metropolitan area.

keren Bergman，哥伦比亚大学高度可扩展和节能的互连网络对先进计算系统的未来性能至关重要。光子互连网络提供了一种潜在的颠覆性技术解决方案，可以提供超高吞吐量、最小的访问延迟和与容量无关的低功耗。智力优势：在这个拟议的计划中，我们的目标是通过将硅纳米光子学的进步与光学数据通信的巨大容量相结合，解决宽带网络中光学系统的设计和实现。这两个领域的合并为创建基于动态纳米光子构建块的真正光学域集成系统的新范例提供了无与伦比的机会。在本研究计划中，核心的纳米结构光子元件？由快速和节能的交换节点和延迟线组成？实现集成光网络，实现超高容量的数据路由。这种新颖的网络架构是专门为纳米级集成和实现真正的端到端透明光波路径而设计的，用于高容量数据通信。更广泛的影响和扩展：拟议的计划解决了可能是性能计算系统未来扩展最关键的性能挑战，即日益增加的通信基础设施瓶颈。光子互连网络的插入可以从根本上改变未来几代计算系统的性能和能源效率路线图。在教育方面，这种网络和光器件方面的跨学科结合将被引入修订的和新的本科和研究生课程序列中，强调和探索它们的物理层和逻辑层的相互依赖性。拟议中的项目进一步提供了一个独特的机会，培养研究生进行垂直整合的团队导向研究，并在网络和光学方面向纽约大都会地区少数族裔占高比例的K-12学校进行具体推广。