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Optical Processing and Computing
1st Edition - July 28, 1989
Editor: Henri Arsenault
eBook ISBN:9780323147712
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Optical Processing and Computing is a collection of research from the USA, Canada, Russia, and Poland on the developments in the fields of digital optical computing and analog… Read more
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Optical Processing and Computing is a collection of research from the USA, Canada, Russia, and Poland on the developments in the fields of digital optical computing and analog optical processing. This book is organized into 15 chapters and begins with an overview of the hierarchy of interconnect problems. Some chapters deal with the fundamental limitations and capabilities of optics in relation to interconnections, switching, computing, materials, and devices. Other chapters explore the architectures, technology, and applications of the field. The topics range from promising areas in the early stages of development, such as nonlinear effects in fibers that could bring about the optical transistor, to developments in areas ready for technology, such as the production of optical kinoforms, an important type of computer-generated optical component. With a strong focus on the fundamental aspects of the field, this book is of interest to specialists, researchers, and students who need a broad coverage of the principles of optical computing and of the underlying physics.
Contributors
Preface
1 Optics as an Interconnect Technology
1. Introduction
2. Why Use Optics for Interconnections?
3. Types of Optical Interconnections
4. Some Specific Properties of Optical Interconnections
5. Power Requirements for Optical Interconnections
6. Fan-In and Fan-Out Properties of Optical Interconnections
7. Power Comparison for Example Electrical and Optical Interconnects
8. Optical Clock Distribution to a VLSI Chip
Acknowledgments
References
2 Nonlinear Phenomena in Optical Fibers and the Feasibility of Their Application in Optical Computers
1. Foreword
2. Stimulated Raman Scattering (SRS) and Stimulated Mandelstam-Brillouin Scattering (SMBS) in Optical Fibers
3. Basic Principles of Operation of Nonlinear Fiber Optical Elements
4. SRS Inverter
5. Switching of Optical Signals by SMBS in Optical Fibers
6. Conclusion
References
3 Fundamental Physical Limitations of the Photorefractive Grating Recording Sensitivity
1. Introduction
2. Factors Contributing to the Photorefractive Sensitivity