Title :
Optoelectronic parallel computing system with reconfigurable interconnection
Author :
Ishikawa, M. ; Naruse, M.
Author_Institution :
Dept. of Inf. Phys. & Comput., Tokyo Univ., Japan
Abstract :
An optoelectronic parallel computing system called OCULAR-H will be shown. It has a multilayer architecture that eliminates data transfer bottlenecks between optoelectronic processors that have two-dimensional VCSEL and PD array by reconfigurable free-space optical interconnections.
Keywords :
Fourier transform optics; VLSI; computer-generated holography; data flow computing; integrated optoelectronics; optical computing; optical interconnections; parallel architectures; pipeline processing; reconfigurable architectures; semiconductor laser arrays; spatial light modulators; surface emitting lasers; Fourier transform lens; OCULAR-II; SIMD; VCSEL array; chip-to-chip interconnection bandwidth; compact liquid crystal display panel; computer generated holograms; electronic computation; high diffraction efficiency; modular system; multilayer architecture; optoelectronic VLSI chip layers; optoelectronic demonstrator system; optoelectronic parallel computing system; parallel optical I/O channels; photodetector array; photonic interfacing; pipelined architecture; processor layer; programmable arithmetic logic unit; reconfigurable free-space optical interconnections; spatial light modulator; telescope configuration; two-layer system; Computer architecture; Concurrent computing; Integrated circuit interconnections; Optical arrays; Optical beams; Optical interconnections; Optical modulation; Parallel processing; Programmable logic arrays; Vertical cavity surface emitting lasers;
Conference_Titel :
Lasers and Electro-Optics, 2001. CLEO/Pacific Rim 2001. The 4th Pacific Rim Conference on
Print_ISBN :
0-7803-6738-3
DOI :
10.1109/CLEOPR.2001.971141
