Performance analysis of self-electro-optic-effect-device-based (SEED-based) smart-pixel arrays used in data sorting

Applied Optics

Volumn 35, Issue 32, 1996, Pages 6397-6416

  Desmulliez, M P Y ^a   Wherrett, B S ^b   Waddie, A J ^b   Snowdon, J F ^b   Dines, J A B ^b  

^a Department of Computing and Electrical Engineering ^*  (United Kingdom)

^b HERIOT WATT UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Optical computing; Optical information processing; Perfect shuffle; Self electro optic effect device; Smart pixel arrays; Sorting algorithm

Indexed keywords

ALGORITHMS; CMOS INTEGRATED CIRCUITS; COMPUTER SIMULATION; ELECTROOPTICAL DEVICES; FIELD EFFECT TRANSISTORS; HEAT LOSSES; LIGHT MODULATION; OPTICAL DATA PROCESSING; PHOTODETECTORS; SEMICONDUCTOR LASERS;

BATCHER BITONIC SORT; DATA SORTING; SELF ELECTRO OPTIC EFFECT DEVICE; SMART PIXEL ARRAYS; THROUGHPUT RATE; TWO DIMENSIONAL;

OPTOELECTRONIC DEVICES;

EID: 0030289482     PISSN: 1559128X     EISSN: 21553165     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1364/AO.35.006397     Document Type: Article

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