Frequency Comb-Injection Locked Coherent Optically-Switched Transceivers for Intra-Data Centre Networks

Informacje na temat projektu

COINCOST

Identyfikator umowy o grant: 101032236

DOI

10.3030/101032236

Projekt został zamknięty

Data podpisania przez KE 13 Kwietnia 2021

Data rozpoczęcia 1 Października 2021

Data zakończenia 30 Września 2023

Finansowanie w ramach

• EXCELLENT SCIENCE - Marie Skłodowska-Curie Actions

Koszt całkowity

€ 224 933,76

Wkład UE

€ 224 933,76

Koordynowany przez

UNIVERSITY COLLEGE LONDON
United Kingdom

Periodic Reporting for period 1 - COINCOST (Frequency Comb-Injection Locked Coherent Optically-Switched Transceivers for Intra-Data Centre Networks)

Okres sprawozdawczy: 2021-10-01 do 2023-09-30

Podsumowanie kontekstu i ogólnych celów projektu

This project aims to develop coherent optically switched transceivers by investigating and optimising optical frequency comb and optical injection locking techniques that address the technical challenges of latency, switching time and capacity. The over all objective is to enable a fast optical switching and coherent transmission low end-to-end latency for intra-data centre networks. It develops wavelength tunable lasers and mode locked lasers on a monolithic integrated platform as building block devices for data centre interconnects. It investigates new pathway towards a green data centre infrastructure that underpins modern ICT. Potentially providing the society with faster internet, more efficient cloud infrastructure with lower power consumption (thus greener ICT).

Prace wykonane od początku projektu do końca okresu sprawozdawczego oraz najważniejsze dotychczasowe rezultaty

Develop the key building blocks based on monolithic integrated platform. Specifically, the project designed and tested wavelength switched laser with low linewidth that is needed for the proposed coherent switching systems. It also designed mode-locked lasers that enable parallel optical wavelength generation for more efficient optical transceivers. Two conference papers have been published during this period on device design and test.

Innowacyjność oraz oczekiwany potencjalny wpływ (w tym dotychczasowe znaczenie społeczno-gospodarcze i szersze implikacje społeczne projektu)

Going beyond, the fellow has left academia to join industry to push forward the technology in photonic integrated circuit foundry. The host institute is continuing research to investigate devices' performance in a full system as well as in optically-switched data centre networks in collaboration with industrial partners, including Microsoft.

designed mode locked laser imaging

microscope photo of the designed tunable laser