DocumentCode
2105574
Title
Optimization of a supercomputer optical interconnect architecture
Author
Roudas, I. ; Hemenway, B.R. ; Grzybowski, R.R.
Author_Institution
Univ. of Patras, Patras
fYear
2007
fDate
21-25 Oct. 2007
Firstpage
741
Lastpage
742
Abstract
We present a novel, optimal architecture for a NxN supercomputer optical interconnect, composed of arrayed waveguide grating multiplexers/demultiplexers and a minimum total number, of the order of N In N, of semiconductor optical amplifiers used as on-off gates.
Keywords
arrayed waveguide gratings; mainframes; optical interconnections; optical logic; optical switches; semiconductor optical amplifiers; arrayed waveguide grating multiplexers/demultiplexers; on-off gates; semiconductor optical amplifiers; supercomputer optical interconnect architecture; Arrayed waveguide gratings; Computer architecture; Optical interconnections; Optical receivers; Optical transmitters; Optical waveguides; Osmosis; Semiconductor optical amplifiers; Supercomputers; Switches;
fLanguage
English
Publisher
ieee
Conference_Titel
Lasers and Electro-Optics Society, 2007. LEOS 2007. The 20th Annual Meeting of the IEEE
Conference_Location
Lake Buena Vista, FL
ISSN
1092-8081
Print_ISBN
978-1-4244-0925-9
Electronic_ISBN
1092-8081
Type
conf
DOI
10.1109/LEOS.2007.4382620
Filename
4382620
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