Proceedings Of The Third International Conference On Massively Parallel Processing Using Optical Interconnections

Contains papers from the October 1996 conference focusing on the potentials and impacts that optical interconnections can have on massively parallel processing. Offers sections on comparative studies for optical interconnects, interconnection networks and system architectures, WDM in MPP systems, tradeoffs in intra-system optical interconnects, scalable interconnection networks, architecture issues, guided-wave components for optical interconnects, and multiprocessor networks and systems. Includes discussion of the roles of university and industry in developing systems. For researchers in computer science, engineering, and optics. No index. Annotation copyrighted by Book News, Inc., Portland, OR.

This text covers the subjects of computer architecture and parallel and high-performance computing.

This text covers the subjects of computer architecture and parallel and high-performance computing.

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.

Handbook of Optoelectronics offers a self-contained reference from the basic science and light sources to devices and modern applications across the entire spectrum of disciplines utilizing optoelectronic technologies. This second edition gives a complete update of the original work with a focus on systems and applications. Volume I covers the details of optoelectronic devices and techniques including semiconductor lasers, optical detectors and receivers, optical fiber devices, modulators, amplifiers, integrated optics, LEDs, and engineered optical materials with brand new chapters on silicon photonics, nanophotonics, and graphene optoelectronics. Volume II addresses the underlying system technologies enabling state-of-the-art communications, imaging, displays, sensing, data processing, energy conversion, and actuation. Volume III is brand new to this edition, focusing on applications in infrastructure, transport, security, surveillance, environmental monitoring, military, industrial, oil and gas, energy generation and distribution, medicine, and free space. No other resource in the field comes close to its breadth and depth, with contributions from leading industrial and academic institutions around the world. Whether used as a reference, research tool, or broad-based introduction to the field, the Handbook offers everything you need to get started. John P. Dakin, PhD, is professor (emeritus) at the Optoelectronics Research Centre, University of Southampton, UK. Robert G. W. Brown, PhD, is chief executive officer of the American Institute of Physics and an adjunct full professor in the Beckman Laser Institute and Medical Clinic at the University of California, Irvine.

This book constitutes the refereed proceedings of the 10th International Conference on High-Performance Computing, HiPC 2003, held in Hyderabad, India in December 2003. The 48 revised full papers presented together with 5 keynote abstracts were carefully reviewed and selected from 164 submissions. The papers are organized in topical sections on performance issues and power-aware systems; distributed and network algorithms; routing in wireless, mobile, and cut-through networks; scientific and engineering applications; overlay networks, clusters, and grids; scheduling and software algorithms; network design and performance; grid applications and architecture support; performance analysis; scheduling and migration.