Dual-scale topology optoelectronic processor

Gary C. Marsden, Ashok V. Krishnamoorthy, Sadik C. Esener, Sing H. Lee

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Abstract

The dual-scale topology optoelectronic processor (D-STOP) is a parallel optoelectronic architecture for matrix algebraic processing. The architecture can be used for matrix–vector multiplication and two types of vector outer product. The computations are performed electronically, which allows multiplication and summation concepts in linear algebra to be generalized to various nonlinear or symbolic operations. This generalization permits the application of D-STOP to many computational problems. The architecture uses a minimum number of optical transmitters, which thereby reduces fabrication requirements while maintaining area-efficient electronics. The necessary optical interconnections are space invariant, minimizing space–bandwidth requirements.

Original languageEnglish (US)
Pages (from-to)1970-1972
Number of pages3
JournalOptics Letters
Volume16
Issue number24
DOIs
StatePublished - Dec 15 1991
Externally publishedYes

ASJC Scopus subject areas

  • Atomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics

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