Planar optics for processing and network applications

Author

Fancey, Stuart ; Gruber, Matthias ; Sinzinger, Stefan ; Jahns, Jürgen ; Lukowicz, Paul

Author_Institution

Opt. Inf. Technol., Hagen Univ., Germany

fYear

2001

fDate

2001

Firstpage

338

Lastpage

341

Abstract

The increase in performance of electronic computing systems may not be sustained in the face of interconnection bandwidth limitations. The potential of optics to overcome these limitations is discussed, with particular emphasis on planar optical packaging of free-space optics. Planar optics offers free-space optical functionality implemented with industry-standard manufacturing techniques. Our current research into applications of planar optics in digital communication and processing networks is presented

Keywords

associative processing; content-addressable storage; integrated circuit packaging; integrated optoelectronics; multiprocessor interconnection networks; optical interconnections; system buses; associative memory module; digital communication networks; digital processing networks; electronic computing systems performance; free-space optics; industry-standard manufacturing techniques; interconnection bandwidth limitations; neural network applications; opto-electronic bus; parallel computer; planar optical packaging; planar optics; processing applications; Bandwidth; Concurrent computing; Delay; Optical buffering; Optical crosstalk; Optical devices; Optical fiber networks; Optical interconnections; Optical network units; Packaging;

fLanguage

English

Publisher

ieee

Conference_Titel

Transparent Optical Networks, 2001. Proceedings of 2001 3rd International Conference on

Conference_Location

Cracow

Print_ISBN

0-7803-7096-1

Type

conf

DOI

10.1109/ICTON.2001.934785

Filename

934785