Scalable optical packet switch architecture for low latency and high load computer communication networks

High performance computer and data-centers require PetaFlop/s processing speed and Petabyte storage capacity with thousands of low-latency short link interconnections between computers nodes. Switch matrices that operate transparently in the optical domain are a potential way to efficiently interconnect 1000's of inputs/outputs, complying the end-to-end latency (∼ 1 µs) of these systems.