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Optical Crossbar Interconnection Using Vertical-To-Surface Transmission Electro-Photonic Devices (Vstep)
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1989
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Variable InterconnectionPhotonicsElectrical EngineeringOptical InterconnectsEngineeringOptical NetworksOptical PropertiesApplied PhysicsComputer EngineeringInterconnection FeasibilityOptical SwitchingNew Optical InterconnectionPhotonic Integrated CircuitOptical NetworkingPhotonic DeviceOptoelectronicsProgrammable PhotonicsOptical Computing
A new optical interconnection is proposed, using one dimensional electro-photonic semiconductor arrays (vertical-to-surface transmission electro-photonic devices). It realizes variable interconnection, signal summation and thresholding functions for optical neural networks and parallel processing. Experimental results showed 8 Mbps data rate operations and certified the interconnection feasibility.