Title :
Design of a multi-technology FPGA with a programmable threshold photoreceiver
Author :
Mal, Prosenjit ; Cantin, Jason F. ; Beyette, Fred R., Jr.
Author_Institution :
Dept. of Electr. & Comput. Eng. & Comput. Sci., Cincinnati Univ., OH, USA
Abstract :
We present an innovative architecture for a multi-technology FPGA. This new FPGA architecture will enable the design of reconfigurable systems outside of the traditional electronic domain. A threshold programmable photoreceiver is presented as an illustrative example.
Keywords :
field programmable gate arrays; optical design techniques; optical logic; optical receivers; FPGA architecture; electronic domain; multi-technology FPGA; programmable threshold photoreceiver; reconfigurable systems; threshold programmable photoreceiver; CMOS technology; Computer architecture; Field programmable gate arrays; Logic devices; Microwave photonics; Programmable logic arrays; Programmable logic devices; Routing; Switches; Table lookup;
Conference_Titel :
Lasers and Electro-Optics Society, 2002. LEOS 2002. The 15th Annual Meeting of the IEEE
Print_ISBN :
0-7803-7500-9
DOI :
10.1109/LEOS.2002.1159512
