DocumentCode
987527
Title
Digital computing with optics
Author
Cathey, W. Thomas ; Wagner, Kelvin ; Miceli, William J.
Author_Institution
Center for Optoelectron. Comput. Syst., Colorado Univ., Boulder, CO, USA
Volume
77
Issue
10
fYear
1989
fDate
10/1/1989 12:00:00 AM
Firstpage
1558
Lastpage
1572
Abstract
Some of the current uses of optics in digital computing such as storage and networking, and the projected uses of optical interconnects are described. Several architectures that are being explored for optoelectronic computing are also described. These architecture are based on either the speed or the parallelism that is possible with optical systems. One or more of these architectures should prove fruitful within the next five years
Keywords
computer architecture; optical interconnections; optical storage; parallel architectures; architectures; digital computing; networking; optical interconnects; optics; parallelism; storage; Application software; Computer architecture; Computer networks; Distributed computing; Kelvin; Multiprocessing systems; Optical computing; Optical fiber networks; Optical interconnections; Power system interconnection;
fLanguage
English
Journal_Title
Proceedings of the IEEE
Publisher
ieee
ISSN
0018-9219
Type
jour
DOI
10.1109/5.40668
Filename
40668
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