Title :
MAUI: enabling fiber-to-the-Processor with parallel multiwavelength optical interconnects
Author :
Lemoff, Brian E. ; Ali, Mohammed E. ; Panotopoulos, George ; Flower, Graham M. ; Madhavan, B. ; Levi, A.F.J. ; Dolfi, David W.
Author_Institution :
Agilent Labs., Palo Alto, CA, USA
Abstract :
The Multiwavelength Assemblies for Ubiquitous Interconnects (MAUI) program is a collaboration between Agilent Laboratories, Palo Alto, CA, and the University of Southern California, Los Angeles, with the goal of enabling fiber-to-the-processor by developing very-high-density optical interconnects and complementary metal-oxide-semiconductor (CMOS) interface electronics. This paper focuses on the parallel wavelength-division-multiplexed optical interconnect technologies and their potential impact on computer systems.
Keywords :
CMOS integrated circuits; computer architecture; multiprocessor interconnection networks; optical fibre communication; optical fibres; optical interconnections; optical receivers; optical transmitters; wavelength division multiplexing; CMOS interface electronics; MAUI; complementary metal-oxide-semiconductor; computer architecture; computer systems; fiber-to-the-processor; multiprocessor interconnection; multiwavelength assemblies; multiwavelength optical interconnects; optical fiber applications; optical fiber communication; optical interconnections; optical receivers; optical transmitters; parallel optical interconnects; ubiquitous interconnects program; wavelength division multiplexing; Assembly; Backplanes; Bandwidth; Computer architecture; Integrated circuit interconnections; Laboratories; Optical computing; Optical fibers; Optical interconnections; Optical network units; Computer architecture; WDM; multiprocessor interconnection; optical fiber applications; optical fiber communication; optical interconnections; optical receivers; optical transmitters; wavelength-division multiplexing;
Journal_Title :
Lightwave Technology, Journal of
DOI :
10.1109/JLT.2004.833251
