Title :
Optical fibers for computer systems
Author :
Crow, John D. ; Sachs, Martin W.
Author_Institution :
IBM Thomas J. Watson Research Center, Yorktown Heights, NY
Abstract :
The opportunities for the use of fiber optics in computer systems are explored and functional requirements described. The evolution of many computer-system applications is in the direction of high bandwidth interconnections for which fiber optics offers substantial advantages over other approaches.
Keywords :
Application software; Computer networks; Electron optics; Integrated circuit interconnections; Light emitting diodes; Optical computing; Optical fiber communication; Optical fiber devices; Optical fibers; Optical receivers;
Journal_Title :
Proceedings of the IEEE
DOI :
10.1109/PROC.1980.11844
