Parallel Computing Using Optical Interconnections
Parallel Computing Using Optical Interconnections

Author: Keqin Li

Publisher: Springer

Published: 2013-03-08

Total Pages: 280

ISBN-13: 9781475771176

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Advances in optical technologies have made it possible to implement optical interconnections in future massively parallel processing systems. Photons are non-charged particles, and do not naturally interact. Consequently, there are many desirable characteristics of optical interconnects, e.g. high speed (speed of light), increased fanout, high bandwidth, high reliability, longer interconnection lengths, low power requirements, and immunity to EMI with reduced crosstalk. Optics can utilize free-space interconnects as well as guided wave technology, neither of which has the problems of VLSI technology mentioned above. Optical interconnections can be built at various levels, providing chip-to-chip, module-to-module, board-to-board, and node-to-node communications. Massively parallel processing using optical interconnections poses new challenges; new system configurations need to be designed, scheduling and data communication schemes based on new resource metrics need to be investigated, algorithms for a wide variety of applications need to be developed under the novel computation models that optical interconnections permit, and so on. Parallel Computing Using Optical Interconnections is a collection of survey articles written by leading and active scientists in the area of parallel computing using optical interconnections. This is the first book which provides current and comprehensive coverage of the field, reflects the state of the art from high-level architecture design and algorithmic points of view, and points out directions for further research and development.

Optical Interconnections and Parallel Processing
Optical Interconnections and Parallel Processing

Author: Pascal Berthome

Publisher: Springer Science & Business Media

Published: 2012-12-06

Total Pages: 408

ISBN-13: 1475727917

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Optical media are now widely used in the telecommunication networks, and the evolution of optical and optoelectronic technologies tends to show that their wide range of techniques could be successfully introduced in shorter-distance interconnection systems. This book bridges the existing gap between research in optical interconnects and research in high-performance computing and communication systems, of which parallel processing is just an example. It also provides a more comprehensive understanding of the advantages and limitations of optics as applied to high-speed communications. Audience: The book will be a vital resource for researchers and graduate students of optical interconnects, computer architectures and high-performance computing and communication systems who wish to understand the trends in the newest technologies, models and communication issues in the field.

Fifth International Conference on Massively Parallel Processing
Fifth International Conference on Massively Parallel Processing

Author: Lennart Johnsson

Publisher: Institute of Electrical & Electronics Engineers(IEEE)

Published: 1998

Total Pages: 262

ISBN-13: 9780818685729

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This text covers the subjects of computer architecture and parallel and high-performance computing. Topics include: free-space optical interconnect systems; design and analysis of optical interconnects; interconnect system analysis; and fiber-based interconnects.

Proceedings of the Second International Conference on Massively Parallel Processing Using Optical Interconnections, October 23-24, 1995, San Antonio, Texas
Proceedings of the Second International Conference on Massively Parallel Processing Using Optical Interconnections, October 23-24, 1995, San Antonio, Texas

Author: Eugen Schenfeld

Publisher: Institute of Electrical & Electronics Engineers(IEEE)

Published: 1995

Total Pages: 392

ISBN-13:

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Annotation Offers eight invited lectures by contributors from academia and industry in the fields of parallel computer systems, optical interconnections, and technology; two panel discussions; and 34 papers by contributors from throughout the world. In addition to reporting on recent advances in the field, they speculate on how optical interconnections might impact the design of parallel computer systems and communication networks, and the writing of applications and algorithms. Among the topics are reconfigurable architectures, embedding and mapping of applications and algorithms, the packaging and layout of optical interconnections, passive optical elements, data distribution and partitioning, and cost/performance studies. No subject index. Annotation copyright by Book News, Inc., Portland, OR.

Parallel Computing Using Optical Interconnections
Parallel Computing Using Optical Interconnections

Author: Keqin Li

Publisher: Springer Science & Business Media

Published: 2007-08-26

Total Pages: 293

ISBN-13: 0585272689

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Advances in optical technologies have made it possible to implement optical interconnections in future massively parallel processing systems. Photons are non-charged particles, and do not naturally interact. Consequently, there are many desirable characteristics of optical interconnects, e.g. high speed (speed of light), increased fanout, high bandwidth, high reliability, longer interconnection lengths, low power requirements, and immunity to EMI with reduced crosstalk. Optics can utilize free-space interconnects as well as guided wave technology, neither of which has the problems of VLSI technology mentioned above. Optical interconnections can be built at various levels, providing chip-to-chip, module-to-module, board-to-board, and node-to-node communications. Massively parallel processing using optical interconnections poses new challenges; new system configurations need to be designed, scheduling and data communication schemes based on new resource metrics need to be investigated, algorithms for a wide variety of applications need to be developed under the novel computation models that optical interconnections permit, and so on. Parallel Computing Using Optical Interconnections is a collection of survey articles written by leading and active scientists in the area of parallel computing using optical interconnections. This is the first book which provides current and comprehensive coverage of the field, reflects the state of the art from high-level architecture design and algorithmic points of view, and points out directions for further research and development.

Efficient Parallel Processing with Optical Interconnections
Efficient Parallel Processing with Optical Interconnections

Author: Lili Hai

Publisher:

Published: 1997

Total Pages: 182

ISBN-13:

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With the advances in VLSI technology, it is now possible to build chips which can each contain thousands of processors. The efficiency of such chips in executing parallel algorithms heavily depends on the interconnection topology of the processors. It is not possible to build a fully interconnected network of processors with constant fan-in/fan-out using electrical interconnections. Free space optics is a remedy to this limitation. Qualities exclusive to the optical medium are its ability to be directed for propagation in free space and the property that optical channels can cross in space without any interference. In this thesis, we present an electro-optical interconnected architecture named Optical Reconfigurable Mesh (ORM). It is based on an existing optical model of computation. There are two layers in the architecture. The processing layer is a reconfigurable mesh and the deflecting layer contains optical devices to deflect light beams. ORM provides three types of communication mechanisms. The first is for arbitrary planar connections among sets of locally connected processors using the reconfigurable mesh. The second is for arbitrary connections among N of the processors using the electrical buses on the processing layer and N2 fixed passive deflecting units on the deflection layer. The third is for arbitrary connections among any of the N2 processors using the N2 mechanically reconfigurable deflectors in the deflection layer. The third type of communication mechanisms is significantly slower than the other two. Therefore, it is desirable to avoid reconfiguring this type of communication during the execution of the algorithms. Instead, the optical reconfiguration can be done before the execution of each algorithm begins. Determining a right configuration that would be suitable for the entire configuration of a task execution is studied in this thesis. The basic data movements for each of the mechanisms are studied. Finally, to show the power of ORM, we use all three types of communication mechanisms in the first O(logN) time algorithm for finding the convex hulls of all figures in an N x N binary image presented in this thesis.

Massively Parallel, Optical, and Neural Computing in the United States
Massively Parallel, Optical, and Neural Computing in the United States

Author: Gilbert Kalb

Publisher: IOS Press

Published: 1992

Total Pages: 220

ISBN-13: 9789051990973

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A survey of products and research projects in the field of highly parallel, optical and neural computers in the USA. It covers operating systems, language projects and market analysis, as well as optical computing devices and optical connections of electronic parts.

Fifth International Conference on Massively Parallel Processing
Fifth International Conference on Massively Parallel Processing

Author: Lennart Johnsson

Publisher: Institute of Electrical & Electronics Engineers(IEEE)

Published: 1998

Total Pages: 262

ISBN-13:

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This text covers the subjects of computer architecture and parallel and high-performance computing. Topics include: free-space optical interconnect systems; design and analysis of optical interconnects; interconnect system analysis; and fiber-based interconnects.