Optoelectronic parallel computing using optically interconnected pipelined processing arrays

Author

McArdle, Neil ; Naruse, Makoto ; Ishikawa, Masatoshi

Author_Institution

Dept. of Math. Eng. & Inf. Phys., Tokyo Univ., Japan

Volume

5

Issue

2

fYear

1999

Firstpage

250

Lastpage

260

Abstract

We describe our research on optoelectronic parallel computing systems. Our architecture is based on a multilayer pipeline of two-dimensional optoelectronic device arrays in which each pixel is composed of an optical input channel, a general purpose programmable processor, local memory, and a surface-emitting laser diode as an optical output channel. Free-space optics provides parallel, global communication between layers in the pipeline via optical paths which are dynamically reconfigurable. Demonstration systems and some applications are described

Keywords

optical arrays; optical computing; optical interconnections; parallel architectures; pipeline processing; semiconductor lasers; surface emitting lasers; 2D optoelectronic device arrays; dynamically reconfigurable; free-space optics; general purpose programmable processor; global communication; local memory; multilayer pipeline; optical input channel; optical output channel; optically interconnected pipelined processing arrays; optoelectronic parallel computing; pixel; surface-emitting laser diode; two-dimensional optoelectronic device arrays; Computer architecture; Nonhomogeneous media; Optical arrays; Optical computing; Optical devices; Optical interconnections; Optoelectronic devices; Parallel processing; Pipelines; Semiconductor laser arrays;

fLanguage

English

Journal_Title

Selected Topics in Quantum Electronics, IEEE Journal of

Publisher

ieee

ISSN

1077-260X

Type

jour

DOI

10.1109/2944.778299

Filename

778299