Waveguide-coupled VCSEL/detector array module and architecture for distributed switching

Peter S. Guilfoyle; Duane A. Louderback; Richard V. Stone

doi:10.1117/12.476229

15 April 2003 Waveguide-coupled VCSEL/detector array module and architecture for distributed switching

Peter S. Guilfoyle, Duane A. Louderback, Richard V. Stone

Proceedings Volume 4942, VCSELs and Optical Interconnects; (2003) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.476229
Event: Photonics Fabrication Europe, 2002, Bruges, Belgium

Abstract

This paper focuses on the implementation of a an optoelectronic switching fabric, which is distributed as compared to centralized, as historically deployed. In an attempt to overcome the limitations of centralized switching, a distributed architecture implemented with GaAs based bidirectional optoelectronic structures is presented. The switching technology is composed of two areas - components and architecture. The components discussion will focus on the bidirectional structures required to implement the distributed architectures. Three architectural types - N², N³, and N⁴ are presented. N² represents a matrix/vector Boolean multiplier architecture, N³ represents a matrix/matrix Boolean multiplier, and N⁴ represents a tensor/matrix Boolean multiplier implementation. Each provides increased power and benefit with respect to switching and fault tolerance.

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Peter S. Guilfoyle, Duane A. Louderback, and Richard V. Stone "Waveguide-coupled VCSEL/detector array module and architecture for distributed switching", Proc. SPIE 4942, VCSELs and Optical Interconnects, (15 April 2003); https://doi.org/10.1117/12.476229

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