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From: olsen@artemis.ll.mit.edu (Jim Olsen)
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Subject: Re: Electro-optic bus
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John Berryhill's list of references is a good one, but if you're looking
for a quick overview, I'd suggest

Hutcheson, L.D. et al., "Optical Interconnects replace hardwire",
IEEE Spectrum, March 1987, pp. 30-35.

To answer Andy Glew's question about latency, the Fried paper (Opt.
Eng., Oct. 1986) gives a quick comparison of electrical and optical
interconnect, and quotes 2-3 ns for electrical vs. 3-4 ns latency for
optical interconnect for some 'typical' interconnects at 1 GHz.