"Very short reach optical interconnects in systems: The case for fiber-to-the-processor"
In this presentation the focus is to evaluate the impact and benefit of advanced optical interconnect technologies in systems. It is likely that future system performance gains from simple scaling of transistor device dimensions will not contribute as much as they have in the past. Performance improvements will increasingly come from new architectures, better operating systems, and introduction of new technologies such as fiber-optics. The use of very short reach optical interconnects in systems will inevitably lead to direct optical connection to the processor.