Optical Shared Memory System Demonstration Model
Abstract
This report discusses work performed on developing a system in which it is possible to optically read a VLSI memory into another VLSI device. Work was concentrated in the areas of: liquid crystal imaging of horizontal fields in integrated circuits, thin solid film integrated circuit structures for modulating light, simulation of system performance for a number of optically interconnect architectures, and construction of a working demonstration prototype. The construction of a prototype demonstrated that it possible to image a memory device using the horizontal fields above the integrated circuit. The liquid crystal approach and the thin solid film approach offer possibilities for the construction of a Single Transmitter Multiple Receiver (STMR) System and a Single Transmitter Single Receiver (STSR) System. Both systems offer advantages over electrically interconnect systems and in certain cases will provide a large speedup in computation. Appendices: Fixed Optical Interconnects for Concurrent Computing Systems; Electro Optic Polymer Materials and Devices for Global Optical Interconnects; High Resolution Imaging of a VLSI Memory Device Using Horizontal Field Modulated Nematic Liquid Crystals.
Document Details
- Document Type
- Technical Report
- Publication Date
- Jul 01, 1990
- Accession Number
- ADA226431
Entities
People
- C. Eldering
- M. Landgraf
- N. Matloff
- P. Brinkley
- R. Gosula
- Stephen T. Kowel
- T. Schubert
Organizations
- Calspan