• 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