PhoenixSim: A simulator for physical-layer analysis of chip-scale photonic interconnection networks

Proceedings -Design, Automation and Test in Europe, DATE

Volumn , Issue , 2010, Pages 691-696

  Chan, Johnnie ^a   Hendry, Gilbert ^a   Biberman, Aleksandr ^a   Bergman, Keren ^a   Carloni, Luca P ^a  

^a Columbia University ^*  (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

INTERCONNECTION NETWORKS (CIRCUIT SWITCHING); NANOPHOTONICS; NETWORK LAYERS; NETWORK-ON-CHIP;

INTERCONNECT TECHNOLOGY; INTERCONNECTION FABRICS; NANOPHOTONIC DEVICES; PERFORMANCE BENEFITS; PHOTONIC INTERCONNECTS; PHYSICAL FEASIBILITY; POWER-EFFICIENT COMMUNICATIONS; SIMULATION ENVIRONMENT;

INTEGRATED CIRCUIT INTERCONNECTS;

EID: 77953096885     PISSN: 15301591     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: 10.1109/date.2010.5457114     Document Type: Conference Paper

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