Conference Proceedings
Energy efficiency in future 40-Gb/s fiber access networks
B Sedighi, KL Lee, RS Tucker, H Chow, P Vetter
Optics Infobase Conference Papers | Published : 2012
Abstract
This paper compares energy efficiency of 40-Gb/s optical networks that utilize optical amplification, coarse and dense WDM, or electronic switching. We show that using an electronic switch can be over 3 times more energy efficient. © 2012 OSA.