2003
DOI: 10.1109/jstqe.2003.812506
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Optical interconnects: out of the box forever?

Abstract: Based on a variety of optimization criteria, recent research has suggested that optical interconnects are a viable alternative to electrical interconnects for board-to-board, chip-to-chip, and on-chip applications. However, the design of modern high-performance computing systems must account for a variety of performance scaling factors that are not included in these analyses. We will give an overview of the performance scaling that has driven current computer design, with a focus on architectural design and th… Show more

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“…[28], [29],[30], [31] Huang et al [32] point that, although the viability of technical solutions has been published, hardly a concept for their use in a computer system can be found in the literature. Furthermore, the cost of replacing electrical links with optical links must be reduced to make optics competitive in high-speed and high-density applications from a market point of view.…”
Section: List Of Figuresmentioning
confidence: 99%
“…[28], [29],[30], [31] Huang et al [32] point that, although the viability of technical solutions has been published, hardly a concept for their use in a computer system can be found in the literature. Furthermore, the cost of replacing electrical links with optical links must be reduced to make optics competitive in high-speed and high-density applications from a market point of view.…”
Section: List Of Figuresmentioning
confidence: 99%
“…The motivation for developing optical waveguide technology as an alternative to conventional copper circuitry on printed circuit boards (PCBs) is well documented and can be summarized by the ability of waveguides to address most of the difficulties encountered in the utilization of electrical interconnections [1]. Conventional electronics are largely limited by electromagnetic radiation and diminished chipto-chip communication speed to which optical interconnects are not susceptible [2,3]. Waveguide technology offers high bandwidth I/O [4][5][6] with a reduction in thermal radiation and, by relation, required cooling capability.…”
Section: Introductionmentioning
confidence: 99%
“…Optical-Electrical printed wiring circuit boards offer a larger bandwidth, low power consumption and immunity to electromagnetic interference compared to copper transmission lines [1][2][3][4]. In multilayer electronic circuit boards individual layers are connected by electrical VIAs through the board.…”
Section: Introductionmentioning
confidence: 99%