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Power dissipation in slow light devices: a comparative analysis.

Jacob B Khurgin1

  • 1Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering, Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore, MD 21218, USA. jakek@jhu.edu

Optics Letters
|December 23, 2006
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This study analyzes slow light schemes by examining power dissipation per stored bit. Photonic structures with distributed amplifiers are most efficient for high-capacity slow light applications.

Area of Science:

  • Photonics
  • Optical Communications
  • Energy Efficiency in Computing

Background:

  • Slow light enables enhanced optical signal processing and buffering.
  • Evaluating energy consumption is critical for practical slow light implementation.
  • Previous research has not comprehensively compared power dissipation across different slow light schemes.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To analyze the power dissipation performance of various slow light schemes.
  • To identify the most energy-efficient slow light approaches for data storage.
  • To establish a benchmark for power consumption in slow light technologies.

Main Methods:

  • Comparative analysis of different slow light schemes.
  • Quantification of power dissipation per stored bit.

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  • Modeling of energy consumption based on storage capacity.

    • Main Results:

    • Dissipated power increases nonlinearly with storage capacity across all schemes.
    • Slow light schemes utilizing low-loss photonic structures with distributed amplifiers demonstrate superior energy efficiency.
    • Other schemes exhibit significantly higher power dissipation, especially at larger storage capacities.

    Conclusions:

    • Low-loss photonic structures with distributed amplifiers offer the most advantageous approach for energy-efficient slow light data storage.
    • Nonlinear power scaling with capacity necessitates careful scheme selection for future optical buffering systems.
    • This research provides crucial insights for designing power-aware optical buffer technologies.