The AMOEBA chip: an optoelectronic switch for multiprocessor networking using dense-WDM

Author

Krishnamoorthy, A.V. ; Ford, J.E. ; Goossen, K.W. ; Walker, J.A. ; Tseng, B. ; Hui, S.P. ; Cunningham, J.E. ; Jan, W.Y. ; Woodward, T.K. ; Nuss, M.C. ; Rozier, R.G. ; Kiamilev, F.E. ; Miller, D.A.B.

Author_Institution

Lucent Technol., Bell Lab., Holmdel, NJ, USA

fYear

1996

fDate

27-29 Oct 1996

Firstpage

94

Lastpage

100

Abstract

We present AMOEBA: a single-chip asynchronous multiprocessor optoelectronic bit-sliced arrayed crossbar switch intended to provide switched interconnection between multiple processors in a distributed computing environment. AMOEBA relies on optoelectronic-VLSI integration, free-space optical interconnects, and wavelength-and-space-division multiplexed networking on single-mode fiber. We report the implementation and testing of a first generation, 16-channel prototype of the switch and a compact opto-mechanical transceiver package that accomplishes the free-space-to-fiber interfacing

Keywords

electro-optical switches; integrated optoelectronics; optical computing; optical fibre LAN; optical interconnections; packaging; photonic switching systems; transceivers; wavelength division multiplexing; 16-channel prototype; AMOEBA chip; compact opto-mechanical transceiver package; dense-WDM; distributed computing environment; free-space optical interconnects; free-space-to-fiber interfacing; multiple processors; multiprocessor networking; optoelectronic switch; optoelectronic-VLSI integration; single-chip asynchronous multiprocessor optoelectronic bit-sliced arrayed crossbar switch; single-mode fiber; switched interconnection; wavelength-and-space-division multiplexed networking; CMOS technology; Computer networks; Distributed computing; Integrated circuit interconnections; Multiprocessor interconnection networks; Optical fiber networks; Optical fiber testing; Optical interconnections; Optical switches; Transceivers;

fLanguage

English

Publisher

ieee

Conference_Titel

Massively Parallel Processing Using Optical Interconnections, 1996., Proceedings of the Third International Conference on

Conference_Location

Maui, HI

Print_ISBN

0-8186-7591-8

Type

conf

DOI

10.1109/MPPOI.1996.559048

Filename

559048