Optisim: A system simulation methodology for optically interconnected HPC systems

IEEE Micro

Volumn 28, Issue 5, 2008, Pages 22-36

  Kodi, Avinash Karanth ^a   Louri, Ahmed ^b  

^a OHIO UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ARIZONA   (United States)

Author keywords

Computational modeling; Fiber optics; Optical devices; Optical interconnections; Optical receivers; Optical transmitters; Solid modeling

Indexed keywords

INTEGRATED OPTICS; OPTICAL INSTRUMENTS; OPTICAL INTERCONNECTS; OPTOELECTRONIC DEVICES;

CAD TOOLS; COMPUTATIONAL MODELING; COMPUTER ARCHITECTS; ELECTRONIC SYSTEMS; HPC SYSTEMS; MODELING AND SIMULATIONS; OPTICAL INTERCONNECTIONS; OPTICAL TRANSMITTERS; SIMULATION METHODOLOGIES; SOLID MODELING; SYSTEM SIMULATIONS;

COMPUTER AIDED DESIGN;

EID: 56349158632     PISSN: 02721732     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1109/MM.2008.76     Document Type: Article

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