Title :
Optoelectronic page-oriented database filter based on a single chip photonic VLSI design
Author :
Tang, J. ; Lee, B.K. ; Chi, R.C.J. ; Steckl, A.J. ; Beyette, F.R., Jr.
Author_Institution :
Dept. of Electr. Comput. Eng. & Comput. Sci., Cincinnati Univ., OH, USA
Abstract :
A database filter suitable for accessing optical storage devices is presented. This photonic VLSI chip includes a smart pixel array that selects words matching a search criterion and control circuitry that interfaces the filter chip with an electronic host computer.
Keywords :
CMOS integrated circuits; VLSI; optical computing; optical interconnections; optical storage; relational databases; smart pixels; bus arbitration controller; control circuitry; data flow control; high bandwidth optical interconnection; matching words selection; on-the-fly relational database processing; optical memory interface device; optical storage device accessing; optoelectronic page-oriented database filter; page-oriented access; search criterion; single CMOS chip; single chip photonic VLSI design; smart pixel array; smart read-head device; Circuits; Computer interfaces; Databases; Matched filters; Optical computing; Optical control; Optical devices; Optical filters; Smart pixels; Very large scale integration;
Conference_Titel :
Electronic-Enhanced Optics, Optical Sensing in Semiconductor Manufacturing, Electro-Optics in Space, Broadband Optical Networks, 2000. Digest of the LEOS Summer Topical Meetings
Conference_Location :
Aventura, FL, USA
Print_ISBN :
0-7803-6252-7
DOI :
10.1109/LEOSST.2000.869704
