A reconfigurable optoelectronic interconnect technology for multi-processor networks

Conference · Mon May 01 00:00:00 EDT 1995

OSTI ID:71377

Lu, Y C; Cheng, J ^[1]; Zolper, J C; Klem, J ^[2]

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1. Univ. of New Mexico, Albuquerque, NM (United States). Center for High Technology Materials
2. Sandia National Labs., Albuquerque, NM (United States)

This paper describes a new optical interconnect architecture and the integrated optoelectronic circuit technology for implementing a parallel, reconfigurable, multiprocessor network. The technology consists of monolithic array`s of optoelectronic switches that integrate vertical-cavity surface-emitting lasers with three-terminal heterojunction phototransistors, which effectively combined the functions of an optical transceiver and an optical spatial routing switch. These switches have demonstrated optical switching at 200 Mb/s, and electrical-to-optical data conversion at > 500 Mb/s, with a small-signal electrical-to-optical modulation bandwidth of {approximately} 4 GHz.

• Research Organization: Sandia National Lab. (SNL-NM), Albuquerque, NM (United States)
• Sponsoring Organization: USDOE, Washington, DC (United States)
• DOE Contract Number: AC04-94AL85000
• OSTI ID: 71377
• Report Number(s): SAND-95-0753C; CONF-9505121-3; ON: DE95011895; TRN: AHC29517%%129
• Resource Relation: Conference: 45. electronic components and technology conference, Las Vegas, NV (United States), 22-26 May 1995; Other Information: PBD: [1995]
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

Related Subjects

99 MATHEMATICS
COMPUTERS
INFORMATION SCIENCE
MANAGEMENT
LAW
MISCELLANEOUS
ARRAY PROCESSORS
DATA TRANSMISSION SYSTEMS
DESIGN
PARALLEL PROCESSING
COMPUTER NETWORKS
REAL TIME SYSTEMS
COMPUTER ARCHITECTURE
SEMICONDUCTOR LASERS
ELECTRO-OPTICAL EFFECTS
HETEROJUNCTIONS
SEMICONDUCTOR SWITCHES