Silicon Photonic Switch Topologies and Routing Strategies for Disaggregated Data Centers

Disaggregation enabled by silicon photonic switch fabrics is a path to low-cost and energy-efficient data centers. The routing strategy, which can be seamlessly incorporated into the switch control plane, potentially provides an additional dimension for the physical-layer performance optimization, at no extra cost. In this paper, we analyze the role of optical routing strategies for silicon photon...