Latest Publications

Here are the latest publications from the Lightwave Research Laboratory. Select the catagories from the submenu above for a complete listing of all past publications.

Journal Publications

[in press] H. Wang, Y. Xia, K. Bergman, T.S.E. Ng, S. Sahu, K. Sripanidkulchai, "Rethinking the Physical Layer of Data Center Networks of the Next Decade: Using Optics to Enable Efficient *-Cast Connectivity," ACM SIGCOMM Computer Communication Review 43 (3) (Jul 2013).

F. Fidler, P. J. Winzer, M. K. Thottan, K. Bergman, "Impairment-Aware Optical Networking Using Cross-Layer Communication," Journal of Optical Communication Networks 5 (2) 144-158 (Feb 2013).

N. Ophir, C. Mineo, D. Mountain, K. Bergman, "Silicon Photonic Microring Links for High-Bandwidth-Density, Low-Power Chip I/O [invited]," IEEE Micro 33 (1) 54-67 (Feb 2013).

O. Pedrola, D. Careglio, M. Klinkowski, L. Velasco, K. Bergman and J. Sole-Pareta, "Metaheuristic Hybridizations for the Regenerator Placement and Dimensioning problem in sub-wavelength switching optical networks," Elsevier Journal of Operational Research 224 614-624 (Feb 2013).

O. Pedrola, D. Careglio, M. Klinkowski, J. Sole-Pareta, K. Bergman, "Cost Feasibility Analysis of Translucent Optical Networks With Shared Wavelength Converters," Journal of Optical Communications and Networking 5 (2) 104-115 (Jan 2013).

R. R. Grote, K. Padmaraju, B. Souhan, J. B. Driscoll, K. Bergman, R. M. Osgood, "10 Gb/s Error-Free Operation of All-Silicon Ion-Implanted-Waveguide Photodiodes at 1.55 µm," IEEE Photonics Technology Letters 25 (1) 67-70 (Jan 2013).

K. Padmaraju, J. Chan, L. Chen, M. Lipson, K. Bergman, "Thermal stabilization of a microring modulator using feedback control," Optics Express 20 (27) 27999-28008 (Dec 2012).

D. Brunina, C. P. Lai, D. Liu, A. S. Garg, K. Bergman, "Resilient Optically Connected Memory Systems Using Dynamic Bit-Steering [invited]," Journal of Optical Communications and Networking 4 (11) B150-B161 (Oct 2012).

Conference Proceedings and Workshops

[in press] M. Glick, S. Rumley, G. Dongaonkar, Q. Li, K. Bergman, R. Dutt, "Silicon Photonic Interconnection Networks for Data Centers [invited]," 2013 IEEE PS Summer Topicals (Jul 2013).

[in press] H. Wang, Y. Xia, K. Sripanidkulchai, S. Sahu, T.S.E. Ng, K. Bergman, "End-to-End Demonstration of Optical Multicasting over a Dynamically-Reconfigurable Hybrid Data Center Network Architecture," 2013 IEEE PS Summer Topicals (Jul 2013).

[in press] B. Souhan, C. P. Chen, R. R. Grote, J. B. Driscoll, N. Ophir, K. Bergman, R. M. Osgood, Jr., "Error-Free Operation of an All-Silicon Waveguide Photodiode at 1.9 um," CLEO 2013 CTh3L.4 (Jun 2013).

[in press] R. Salem, N. Ophir, X. Zhu, K. Bergman, "Rapid Eye Diagram Generation of a 640 Gb/s OTDM Signal Using a Time Lens [invited talk]," CLEO CM4G.1 (Jun 2013).

[in press] Q. Li, L. Xu, M. Menard, R. K. W. Lau, M. Lipson, A. Gaeta, K. Bergman, "105 nm Wavelength Conversion of 40-Gb/s DPSK in a Dispersion-Engineered Silicon Waveguide," CLEO 2013 CTu1G.1 (Jun 2013).

X. Zhu, M. Wang, H. L. R. Lira, L. Luo, M. Lipson, K. Bergman, "FPGA Controlled Microring Based Tunable Add-Drop Filter," IEEE Optical Interconnects Conference 2013 WA4 (May 2013).

C. Chen, J. Chan, H. Wang, K. Bergman, "A Photonic Interconnection Network for Hardware Accelerator Enabled Utility Computing," Optical Interconnects Conference 2013 WA2 (May 2013).

A. Novack, Y. Liu, R. Ding, M. Gould, T. Baehr-Jones, Q. Li, Y. Yang, Y. Ma, Y. Zhang, K. Padmaraju, K. Bergmen, A. E. Lim, G. Q. Lo, M. Hochberg, "A 30 GHz Silicon Photonic Platform [invited]," Proc. SPIE 8781, Integrated Optics: Physics and Simulations, 878107 (May 2013).

K. Padmaraju, D. F. Logan, J.J. Ackert, A.P. Knights, K. Bergman, "Microring Resonance Stabilization using Thermal Dithering," IEEE Optical Interconnects Conference 2013 TuC5 (May 2013).

G. Dongaonkar, S. Rumley, Q. Li, K. Bergman, M. Glick, "Ultra-low Latency Optical Switching for Short Message Sizes in Cluster Scale Systems," IEEE Optical Interconnects Conference 2013 TuB2 (May 2013).

B. Birand, H. Wang, K. Bergman, G. Zussman, "Measurements-based Power Control - A Cross-layered Framework," Optical Fiber Conference (OFC) 2013 JTh2A.66 (Mar 2013).

A. Rodrigues, K. Bergman, D. Bunde, E. Cooper-Balis, K. Ferreira, and K. S. Hemmert, "Improvements to the Structural Simulation Toolkit," Proceedings of the 5th International ICST Conference on Simulation Tools and Techniques, SIMUTOOLS '12 190-195 (Mar 19, 2013).

X. Zhu, K. Padmaraju, D. Logan, L. Chen, J. Ackert, A. Knights, M. Lipson, K. Bergman, "Pattern-Dependent Performance of Microring Modulators," [Corning Outstanding Student Paper Competition Semi-Finalist] Optical Fiber Conference (OFC) 2013 OM2H.6 (Mar 2013).

K. Padmaraju, D. F. Logan, X. Zhu, J. J. Ackert, A. P. Knights, K. Bergman, "Integrated Thermal Stabilization of a Microring Modulator," [Corning Outstanding Student Paper Competition Semi-Finalist] Optical Fiber Conference (OFC) 2013 OM2H.7 (Mar 2013).

Q. Li, R. Hendry, J. Chan, K. Bergman, M. Glick, R. Dutt, "Network Simulation of Passive Optical Broadcast-and-Select Network for Avionics Applications," Government Microcircuit Applications and Critical Technology Conference (38th Annual GOMACTech Conference) (Mar 2013).

B. G. Bathula, R. K. Sinha, A. Chiu, M. Feuer, G. Li, S. Woodward, W. Zhang, R. Doverspike, P. D. Magill, K. Bergman, "Cost Optimization Using Regenerator Site Concentration and Routing in ROADM Networks," 9th International Conference on Design of Reliable Communication Networks (DRCN) pp. 154-162 (Mar 2013).

N. Ophir, K. Bergman, "Analysis of high-bandwidth low-power microring links for off-chip interconnects [invited talk]," SPIE Photonics West 8628-22 (Feb 2013).

O. Pedrola, B. G. Bathula, M. S. Wang, A. Ahsan, D. Careglio, and K. Bergman,, "Cross-Layer Enabled Translucent Optical Network with Real-time Impairment Awareness," Proceedings of IEEE International Conference on Global Communications (Globecom 2012) (Dec 2012).

D. Brunina, X. Zhu, K. Padmaraju, L. Chen, M. Lipson, K. Bergman, "10-Gb/s WDM Optically-Connected Memory System using Silicon Microring Modulators," ECOC 2012 Mo.2.A.5 (Sep 17, 2012).

H. Wang, K. Bergman, "Optically Interconnected Data Center Architecture for Bandwidth Intensive Energy Efficient Networking [Invited]," 14th International Conference on Transparent Optical Networks (ICTON) We.B2.4 (Jul 2012).

W. Zhang, D. Liu, H. Wang, K. Bergman, "Experimental Demonstration of Wavelength-Reconfigurable Optical Packet- and Circuit-Switched Platform for Data Center Networks," IEEE Optical Interconnects Conference WB5 (May 2012).

Q. Li, N. Ophir, L. Xu, K. Padmaraju, L. Chen, M. Lipson, K. Bergman, "Experimental Characterization of the Optical-Power Upper Bound in a Silicon Microring Modulator," IEEE Optical Interconnects Conference TuB5 (May 2012).

J. B. Driscoll, N. Ophir, R. R. Grote, J. I. Dadap, N. C. Panoiu, K. Bergman, R. M. Osgood Jr., "First Demonstration of Quasi-Phase-Matched Four-Wave-Mixing in Silicon Waveguides," [Maiman Outstanding Student Paper Competition Winner] CLEO 2012 CW1A.1 (May 2012).

R. R. Grote, K. Padmaraju, J. B. Driscoll, B. Souhan, K. Bergman, R. M. Osgood, Jr. , "10 Gb/s Error-Free Operation of an All-Silicon C-band Waveguide Photodiode," CLEO 2012 CTu1A.4 (May 2012).

N. Ophir, K. Padmaraju, M. Menard, R. K. W. Lau, Y. Okawachi, M. Lipson, A. L. Gaeta, K. Bergman, "A Broadband 1850-nm 40-Gb/s Receiver Based on Four-Wave Mixing in Silicon Waveguides," CLEO 2012 CM2B.2 (May 2012).

B. G. Bathula, R. K. Sinha, A. L.Chiu, M. D. Feuer, G. Li, S. L. Woodward, W. Zhang, K. Bergman, I. Kim, P. Palacharla, "On Concentrating Regenerator Sites in ROADM Networks," Optical Fiber Conference (OFC) NW3F.6 (Mar 2012).

K. Padmaraju, J. Chan, L. Chen, M. Lipson, K. Bergman, "Dynamic Stabilization of a Microring Modulator Under Thermal Perturbation," Optical Fiber Conference (OFC) 2012 OW4F.2 (Mar 2012).

H. Wang, C. Chen, K. Sripanidkulchai, S. Sahu, K. Bergman, "Dynamically Reconfigurable Photonic Resources for Optically Connected Data Center Networks," Optical Fiber Communication Conference (OFC) 2012 OTu1B.2 (Mar 2012).

M. D. Feuer, S. L. Woodward, I. Kim, P. Palacharla, X. Wang2, D. Bihon, B. G. Bathula, W. Zhang, R. Sinha, G. Li, A. L. Chiu, "Simulations of a Service Velocity Network Employing Regenerator Site Concentration," Optical Fiber Conference (OFC) NTu2J.5 (Mar 2012).

D. Brunina, C. P. Lai, D. Liu, A. S. Garg, K. Bergman, "Optically-Connected Memory with Error Correction for Increased Reliability in Large-Scale Computing Systems," [Corning Outstanding Student Paper Competition Semi-Finalist] OFC 2012 OTu2B (Mar 2012).

W. Zhang, A.S. Garg, H. Wang, C.P. Lai, J. Wu, J. Lin, K. Bergman, "Experimental Demonstration of 10 Gigabit Ethernet-Based Optical Interconnection Network Interface for Large-Scale Computing System," IEEE Photonics 2011 (IPC11) WG3 (Oct 2011).

K. Padmaraju, N. Ophir, Q. Xu, B. Schmidt, J. Shakya, S. Manipatruni, M. Lipson, K. Bergman, "Error-Free Transmission of DPSK at 5 Gb/s Using a Silicon Microring Modulator," [Finalist, Best Student Paper] ECOC 2011 Th.12.LeSaleve.2 (Sep 2011).

R. Hendry, G. Hendry, K. Bergman, "TDM Photonic Network Using Deposited Materials," High Performance Embedded Computing (HPEC) (Sep 2011).

J. Chan, K. Bergman, "Chip-Scale Photonic Architectures using Wavelength-Selective Spatial Routing for High-Performance Interconnection Networks," TECHCON 2011 paper #7, poster #7.8 (Sep 2011).

A. S. Garg, H. Wang, C. Chen, K. Bergman, "Experimental Demonstration of Attenuation-Based All-Optical Time-To-Live Indicator," ECOC Technical Digest 2011 We.10.P1.42 (Jul 27, 2011).

C. Ware, C. P. Lai, D. Brunina, W. Zhang, A. S. Garg, B. G. Bathula, K. Bergman, "Demonstration experimentate d'un reseau optique cross-layer reconfigurable," Journees Nationales d'Optique Guidee (JNOG) (Jul 2011).

B. G. Bathula, V. M. Vokkarane, C. P. Lai, and K. Bergman, "Load-Aware Anycast Routing in IP-over-WDM Networks," Proceedings of IEEE International Conference on Communications (ICC-2011) (Jun 2011).

K. Bergman, G. Hendry, P. Hargrove, J. Shalf, B. Jacob, K. S. Hemmert, A. Rodrigues, D. Resnick, "Let There Be Light!: The Future of Memory Systems is Photonics and 3D Stacking," Memory Systems Performance and Correctness (Jun 2011).

C. P. Lai, C. Ware, B. G. Bathula, D. Brunina, A. S. Garg, K. Bergman, "Intelligent highly-functional cross-layer optimized interfaces for future access/aggregation networks [invited]," 13th International Conference on Transparent Optical Networks (ICTON) 2011 (Jun 2011).

C. Ware, C. P. Lai, D. Brunina, W. Zhang, A. S. Garg, B. G. Bathula, K. Bergman, "Cross-layer reconfigurable optical network: fast failure recovery in testbed for routing algorithms [invited]," 13th International Conference on Transparent Optical Networks (ICTON) 2011 (Jun 2011).

K. Padmaraju, N. Ophir, S. Manipatruni, C. B. Poitras, M. Lipson, K. Bergman, "DPSK Modulation Using a Microring Modulator," CLEO 2011 CTuN4 (May 2011).

N. Ophir, M. Menard, K. Padmaraju, R. K. W. Lau, Y. Okawachi, M. Lipson, A. L. Gaeta, K. Bergman, "Continuously Tunable Wavelength Conversion of Data with Record Probe-Idler Separations in a Silicon Nanowire," CLEO 2011 CMAA2 (May 2011).

A. Biberman, N. Sherwood-Droz, X. Zhu, M. Lipson, K. Bergman, "High-Speed Data Transmission in Multi-Layer Deposited Silicon Photonics for Advanced Photonic Networks-on-Chip," CLEO 2011 CThA1 (May 2011).

M. S. Wang, A. Wang, B. G. Bathula, C. P. Lai, I. Baldine, C. Chen, D. Majumder, D. Gurkan, G. Rouskas, R. Dutta, K. Bergman, "Demonstration of QoS-Aware Video Streaming over a Metro-Scale Optical Network Using a Cross-Layer Architectural Design," National Fiber Optic Engineers Conference (NFOEC) NThC4 (Mar 2011).

G. Hendry, J. Chan, L. P. Carloni, K. Bergman, "VANDAL: A Tool for the Design Specification of Nanophotonic Networks," DATE (Mar 2011).

L. Xu, K. Padmaraju, L. Chen, M. Lipson, K. Bergman, "First Demonstration of Symmetric 10-Gb/s Access Networks Architecture based on Silicon Microring Single Sideband Modulation for Efficient Upstream Signal Re-modulation," OFC 2011 OThK2 (Mar 2011).

J. Chan, N. Ophir, C. P. Lai, A. Biberman, H. L. R. Lira, M. Lipson, and K. Bergman, "Data Transmission Using Wavelength-Selective Spatial Routing for Photonic Interconnection Networks," [Corning Outstanding Student Paper Competition Semi-Finalist] OFC 2011 OThQ3 (Mar 2011).

E. Robinson, G. Hendry, V. Gleyzer, J. Chan, L. P. Carloni, N. Bliss, R. Bond, and K. Bergman, "Photonics for HPEC: A Low-Powered Solution for High Bandwidth Applications [invited]," OFC 2011 OWH2 (Mar 2011).

N. Ophir, K. Padmaraju, A. Biberman, L. Chen, K. Preston, M. Lipson, K. Bergman, "First Demonstration of Error-Free Operation of a Full Silicon On-Chip Photonic Link," OFC 2011 OWZ3 (Mar 2011).

D. Brunina, C. P. Lai, A. S. Garg, K. Bergman, "Wavelength-Striped Multicasting of Optically-Connected Memory for Large-Scale Computing Systems," OFC 2011 OWH4 (Mar 2011).

H. Wang, K. Bergman, "A Bidirectional 2x2 Photonic Network Building-Block for High-Performance Data Centers," OFC 2011 OTuH4 (Mar 2011).

A. Biberman, K. Preston, G. Hendry, N. Sherwood-Droz, J. Chan, J. S. Levy, H. Wang, M. Lipson, K. Bergman, "CMOS-Compatible Scalable Photonic Switch Architecture Using 3D-Integrated Deposited Silicon Materials for High-Performance Data Center Networks," [Corning Outstanding Student Paper Competition Semi-Finalist] OFC 2011 OMM2 (Mar 2011).

A. Biberman, N. Sherwood-Droz, X. Zhu, K. Preston, G. Hendry, J. S. Levy, J. Chan, H. Wang, M. Lipson, K. Bergman, "Photonic network-on-chip architecture using 3D integration [invited]," SPIE 7942 (Optoelectronic Integrated Circuits XIII) 7942-21 (Jan 2011).

G. Hendry, E. Robinson, V. Gleyzer, J. Chan, L. P. Carloni, N. Bliss, K. Bergman, "Circuit-Switched Memory Access in Photonic Interconnection Networks for High-Performance Embedded Computing," Supercomputing (SC). (Nov 2010).

K. Bergman, "Chip Scale Photonic Interconnects for Energy-Performance Optimized Computing [invited talk]," PHO Annual 2010 ThI3 (Nov 2010).

C. P. Lai, D. Brunina, K. Bergman, "Demonstration of 8x40-Gb/s Wavelength-Striped Packet Switching in a Multi-Terabit Capacity Optical Network Test-Bed," [Best Paper Award Finalist] PHO Annual 2010 ThQ2 (Nov 2010).

N. Ophir, A. Biberman, J. S. Levy, K. Padmaraju, K. J. Luke, M. Lipson, K. Bergman, "Demonstration of 1.28-Tb/s Transmission in Next-Generation Nanowires for Photonic Networks-on-Chip," PHO Annual 2010 ThB4 (Nov 2010).

D. Brunina, C. P. Lai, A. S. Garg, K. Bergman, "First Experimental Demonstration of Optically-Connected SDRAM Across a Transparent Optical Network Test-Bed," PHO Annual 2010 ThI1 (Nov 2010).

L. Xu, N. Ophir, E. Swan, A. C. Turner-Foster, M. A. Foster, M. Lipson, A. L. Gaeta, and K. Bergman, "Broadband Wavelength Conversion of 10-Gb/s DPSK Signals in Silicon Waveguides," PHO Annual 2010 TuT3 (Nov 2010).

C. P. Lai, A. Fard, B. Buckley, B. Jalali, K. Bergman, "Cross-Layer Signal Monitoring in an Optical Packet-Switching Test-Bed via Real-Time Burst Sampling," PHO Annual 2010 ME3 (Nov 2010).

K. Padmaraju, N. Ophir, A. Biberman, L. Chen, E. Swan, J. Chan, M. Lipson, K. Bergman, "Intermodulation Crosstalk From Silicon Microring Modulators in Wavelength-Parallel Photonic Networks-on-Chip," PHO Annual 2010 ThB5 (Nov 2010).

C. P. Lai, K. Bergman, "Quality-of-Service Encoding Scheme for Optical Packet-Switched Fabrics," [Best Presentation Award] IONS-NA-2 (Oct 2010).

D. Brunina, C. P. Lai, A. S. Garg, K. Bergman, "Optically-Connected Memory for Energy-Efficient Computing Systems," IONS-NA-2 (Oct 2010).

A. Biberman, K. Bergman, "Nanophotonic On-Chip Interconnection Networks for Energy-Performance Optimized Computing [invited]," SSDM 2010 D-8-1 (Sep 2010).

C. P. Lai, B. G. Bathula, V. M. Vokkarane, K. Bergman, "QoS-Aware Cross-Layer Multicasting for Optical Packet-Switched Networks: Simulation Exploration and Test-Bed Demonstration," ECOC 2010 Tu.3.D.2 (Sep 2010).

A. Biberman, N. Ophir, A. C. Turner-Foster, M. A. Foster, M. Lipson, A. L. Gaeta, K. Bergman, "On-Chip Wavelength Multicasting of 3×320-Gb/s Pulsed-RZ Optical Data," ECOC 2010 We.7.E.3 (Sep 2010).

G. Hendry, E. Robinson, V. Gleyzer, J. Chan, L. P. Carloni, N. Bliss, K. Bergman, "Enabling High Performance Embedded Computing through Memory Access via Photonic Interconnects," [Outstanding Submission Finalist] High Performance Embedded Computing (HPEC) (Sep 2010).

G. Hendry, K. Bergman, "Hybrid On-chip Data Networks [tutorial]," IEEE Symposium on High Performance Chips (Hot Chips) (Aug 2010).

G. Hendry, J. Chan, S. Kamil, L. Oliker, J. Shalf, L. P. Carloni, K. Bergman, "Silicon Nanophotonic Network-On-Chip Using TDM Arbitration," IEEE Symposium on High Performance Interconnects (HOTI) 5.1 (Aug 2010).

C. P. Lai, M. A. Koroshetz, K. Bergman, "Improving the SOA Switching Speed of Wavelength-Striped Optical Packets Using Multipulse Current Injection," Photonics in Switching 2010 PMC6 (Jul 2010).

D. Brunina, A. S. Garg, H. Wang, C. P. Lai, K. Bergman, "Experimental Demonstration of Optically-Connected SDRAM," Photonics in Switching 2010 PMC5 (Jul 2010).

C. P. Lai, K. Bergman, "Cross-Layer Communications for High-Bandwidth Optical Networks [invited]," ICTON 2010 Tu.C3.2 (Jun 2010).

A. Biberman, J. Chan, K. Bergman, "On-Chip Optical Interconnection Network Performance Evaluation Using Power Penalty Metrics from Silicon Photonic Modulators," IITC 2010 8.14 (Jun 2010).

J. Chan, G. Hendry, A. Biberman, K. Bergman, "Tools and Methodologies for Designing Energy-Efficient Photonic Networks-on-Chip for High-Performance Chip Multiprocessors [lecture/tutorial]," ISCAS 2010 paper 3336 (Jun 2010).

A. Biberman, H. L. R. Lira, K. Padmaraju, N. Ophir, M. Lipson, K. Bergman, "Broadband CMOS-Compatible Silicon Photonic Electro-Optic Switch for Photonic Networks-on-Chip [post-deadline paper]," CLEO 2010 CPDA11 (May 2010).

Y. Okawachi, O. Kuzucu, A. Biberman, N. Ophir, M. A. Foster, A. C. Turner-Foster, R. Salem, M. Lipson, A. L. Gaeta, "Optical Crosstalk in a Silicon Nanowaveguide," CLEO 2010 CWI7 (May 2010).

N. Ophir, A. Biberman, K. J. Luke, A. C. Turner-Foster, M. A. Foster, M. Lipson, A. L. Gaeta, K. Bergman, "Broadband Continuous Wavelength Conversion of 10-Gb/s Data in Silicon Waveguides Spanning S-, C-, and L-Bands," [Maiman Outstanding Student Paper Competition Semi-Finalist] CLEO 2010 CWI5 (May 2010).

M. S. Aras, A. Biberman, N. Ophir, A. Stein, S. Kocaman, R. Chatterjee, M. Yu, D. L. Kwong, K. Bergman, C. W. Wong, "Transparent High-Data-Rate Optical Transmission through Broadband Hitless Bypass Switches for Chip-Scale Optical Networks," CLEO 2010 CWG4 (May 2010).

D. Brunina, C. P. Lai, A. S. Garg, K. Bergman, "Optically-Connected Memory Systems for High-Performance Computing," 21st Annual Workshop on Interconnections within High Speed Digital Systems (May 2010).

H. Wang, C. Gray, D. C. Keezer, K. Bergman, "Demonstration of End-to-End Bit-Parallel Memory Transactions Across the Ultra-Low Latency Data Vortex Optical Packet Switch," OFC 2010 OThP2 (Mar 2010).

J. Chan, G. Hendry, A. Biberman, K. Bergman, "Architectural Design Exploration of Chip-Scale Photonic Interconnection Networks through Physical-Layer Analysis," [Corning Outstanding Student Paper Competition Semi-Finalist] OFC 2010 OThX4 (Mar 2010).