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Parallel Computing Using Optical Interconnections

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  • © 1998

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Editors:
  1. Keqin Li

    1. State University of New York at New Paltz, USA

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  2. Yi Pan

    1. University of Dayton, USA

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  3. Si Qing Zheng

    1. University of Texas at Dallas, USA

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Part of the book series: The Springer International Series in Engineering and Computer Science (SECS, volume 468)

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Table of contents (12 chapters)

  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

  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.

Editors and Affiliations

  • 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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