Parallel Computing Using Optical Interconnections

1. Front Matter

   Pages i-xviii

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2. Optical Interconnection Networks and System Architectures

   1. Front Matter

      Pages 1-1

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   2. Lightning Network and Systems Architecture

      • David C. Hoffmeister, John Chu, James A. Perreault, Patrick Dowd

      Pages 3-23

   3. Parallel Computing with “Intelligent Optical Networks”

      • Ted H. Szymanski

      Pages 25-46

   4. Scalable Optical Interconnection Networks for Large-Scale Parallel Computers

      • Ahmed Louri, Brent Weech

      Pages 47-76

   5. The Communication Capabilities of Partitioned Optical Passive Stars Networks

      • Rami Melhem, Greg Gravenstreter, Donald Chiarulli, Steven Levitan

      Pages 77-98

   6. Otis Optoelectronic Computers

      • Chih-fang Wang, Sartaj Sahni

      Pages 99-116

   7. On Wavelength Assignment in WDM Optical Networks

      • Hyeong-Ah Choi, Eric J. Harder

      Pages 117-136

3. Models and Algorithms for Optical Interconnections

   1. Front Matter

      Pages 137-137

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   2. An Abstract Model for Optical Interconnection Networks

      • Si Qing Zheng

      Pages 139-162

   3. A Unique Design of Fiber-Optic Interconnection Networks and Algorithms

      • Chunming Qiao

      Pages 163-184

   4. Fundamental Algorithms for the Array with Reconfigurable Optical Buses

      • Sanguthevar Rajasekaran, Sartaj Sahni

      Pages 185-204

   5. Computing the Hough Transform on Arrays with Reconfigurable Optical Buses

      • Sandy D. Pavel, Selim G. Akl

      Pages 205-226

   6. Basic Data Movement Operations on the LARPBS Model

      • Yi Pan

      Pages 227-247

   7. Fast Matrix Multiplication and Related Operations Using Reconfigurable Optical Buses

      • Keqin Li

      Pages 249-273

4. Back Matter

   Pages 275-279

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Advances in optical technologies have made it possible to implement optical interconnections in future massively parallel processing systems. Photons are non-charged particles, and do not naturally interact. Consequently, there are many desirable characteristics of optical interconnects, e.g. high speed (speed of light), increased fanout, high bandwidth, high reliability, longer interconnection lengths, low power requirements, and immunity to EMI with reduced crosstalk. Optics can utilize free-space interconnects as well as guided wave technology, neither of which has the problems of VLSI technology mentioned above. Optical interconnections can be built at various levels, providing chip-to-chip, module-to-module, board-to-board, and node-to-node communications.
Massively parallel processing using optical interconnections poses new challenges; new system configurations need to be designed, scheduling and data communication schemes based on new resource metrics need to be investigated, algorithms for a wide variety of applications need to be developed under the novel computation models that optical interconnections permit, and so on.
Parallel Computing Using Optical Interconnections is a collection of survey articles written by leading and active scientists in the area of parallel computing using optical interconnections. This is the first book which provides current and comprehensive coverage of the field, reflects the state of the art from high-level architecture design and algorithmic points of view, and points out directions for further research and development.

• Processing
• Scala
• Scheduling
• VLSI
• algorithms
• communication
• development
• requirements

• State University of New York at New Paltz, USA

  Keqin Li

• University of Dayton, USA

  Yi Pan

• University of Texas at Dallas, USA

  Si Qing Zheng

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