title: Specification for a reconfigurable optoelectronic VLSI processor suitable for digital signal processing.
abstract: A concept for a parallel digital signal processor based on opticalinterconnections and optoelectronic VLSI circuits is presented. Itis shown that the proper combination of optical communication, architecture, and algorithms allows a throughput that outperformspurely electronic solutions. The usefulness of low-level algorithmsfrom the add-and-shift class is emphasized. These algorithms leadto fine-grain, massively parallel on-chip processor architectures withhigh demands for optical off-chip interconnections. A comparativeperformance analysis shows the superiority of a bit-serialarchitecture. This architecture is mapped onto an optoelectronicthree-dimensional circuit, and the necessary optical interconnectionscheme is specified.
authors.forename: D
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Fey
authors.forename: B
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Kasche
authors.forename: C
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Burkert
authors.forename: O
authors.initials: O
authors.lastname: Tschäche