Photonic interconnection network architectures using wavelength-selective spatial routing for chip-scale communications

Journal of Optical Communications and Networking

Volumn 4, Issue 3, 2012, Pages 189-201

  Chan, Johnnie ^a   Bergman, Keren ^a  

^a Department of Earth and Environmental Sciences   (United States)

Author keywords

High performance computing; Multiprocessor interconnection networks; Optical interconnects; WDM networks

Indexed keywords

CHIP-SCALE; COMMUNICATION LAYERS; COMPUTING SYSTEM; ELECTRONIC INTERCONNECTS; EXECUTION TIME; HIGH BANDWIDTH; HIGH-PERFORMANCE COMPUTING; INTERCONNECT TOPOLOGY; MULTIPROCESSOR INTERCONNECTIONS; NETWORK RESOURCE; OFF-CHIP MEMORIES; ON CHIPS; OPTICAL SPECTRA; PARALLEL WAVELENGTHS; PATH DIVERSITY; PHOTONIC TECHNOLOGIES; POWER EFFICIENCY; SCIENTIFIC APPLICATIONS; SET-UP TIME; TRANSMISSION LINK; TRANSMISSION OF DATA; WDM NETWORKS;

COMPUTER SOFTWARE SELECTION AND EVALUATION; ENERGY DISSIPATION; NETWORK ARCHITECTURE; OPTICAL INTERCONNECTS;

INTERCONNECTION NETWORKS;

EID: 84859196635     PISSN: 19430620     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1364/JOCN.4.000189     Document Type: Article

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