Physical performance advantages of fiber-to-the-processor
40 ´ form-factor bandwidth advantage
- 100 Gb/s in 125 mm (5 mil) diameter glass fiber using 100GbE technology compared to electrical signals in 10 differential micro-strip lines on 10 mil centers (200 mil total) and each signaling at 10 Gb/s
50,000 ´ interconnect distance advantage
- up to 10 km in glass fiber using 100GbE technology compared to 20 cm in micro-strip lines on 10 mil centers signaling at 10 Gb/s
infinite EMI-in-path advantage
- zero EMI in glass fiber using 100GbE technology compared to finite cross-talk and radiative emission in micro-strip lines signaling at 10 Gb/s
3 - 10 ´ power-dissipation advantage depending on exact implementation
Future integration of optical components and CMOS electronics