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8 February 1988 Optical Crossover Interconnections
Jurgen Jahns
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Proceedings Volume 0963, Optical Computing '88; (1988) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.947894
Event: Optical Computing '88, 1988, Toulon, France
Abstract
The crossover network is introduced as a new interconnection network for optical digital computers. It belongs to the class of multistage interconnection networks such as the perfect shuffle and the Banyan network. For connecting N = 2k input ports to N output ports (where k is an arbitrary integer) log2(N) stages are required. The crossover network holds an isomorphic relationship to the perfect shuffle and the Banyan network. However, using a Michelson-based optical setup the crossover network can be implemented with a higher efficiency in terms of the number of connections and conservation of light. Experimental results are presented where more than 1000 interconnections are implemented.
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Jurgen Jahns "Optical Crossover Interconnections", Proc. SPIE 0963, Optical Computing '88, (8 February 1988); https://doi.org/10.1117/12.947894
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KEYWORDS
Prisms

Computing systems

Optical computing

Free space optics

Beam splitters

Computer architecture

Logic devices

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