Experimental demonstration of the optical multi-mesh hypercube: Scaleable interconnection network for multiprocessors and multicomputers

Applied Optics

Volumn 35, Issue 35, 1996, Pages 6909-6919

  Louri, Ahmed ^a   Furlonge, Stephen ^a   Neocleous, Costas ^a  

^a University of Arizona   (United States)

Author keywords

Hypercube; Interconnection network; Mesh; Optical interconnects; Parallel computing; Scaleability; VCSEL s

Indexed keywords

BIT ERROR RATE; HOLOGRAPHY; IMAGING SYSTEMS; INTERCONNECTION NETWORKS; LENSES; OPTICAL FIBERS; OPTICAL LINKS; PARALLEL PROCESSING SYSTEMS; PHOTODIODES; SEMICONDUCTOR LASERS; SIGNAL RECEIVERS;

FREE SPACE IMAGING SYSTEMS; OPTICAL MULTIMESH HYPERCUBE; OPTOBUS; SCALEABILITY; VERTICAL CAVITY SURFACE EMITTING LASERS;

OPTICAL INTERCONNECTS;

EID: 0030407229     PISSN: 1559128X     EISSN: 21553165     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1364/AO.35.006909     Document Type: Article

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