光频梳技术在 AI 数据中心光互连中的关键作用
该文探讨了光学频率梳发生器在 AI 数据中心的应用价值。随着 AI 数据中心向单纤 16 个以上波长的规格扩展,传统方案需要为每个信道配置独立激光器,而光频梳技术能够利用单个激光器生成多个波长。这种方法大幅削减了硬件能耗、部署成本并减少了潜在故障点,为支撑大规模 AI 基础设施的高密度光互连提供了更高效的物理层解决方案。
该文探讨了光学频率梳发生器在 AI 数据中心的应用价值。随着 AI 数据中心向单纤 16 个以上波长的规格扩展,传统方案需要为每个信道配置独立激光器,而光频梳技术能够利用单个激光器生成多个波长。这种方法大幅削减了硬件能耗、部署成本并减少了潜在故障点,为支撑大规模 AI 基础设施的高密度光互连提供了更高效的物理层解决方案。
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