Xref: utzoo comp.arch:17489 sci.electronics:13311 sci.physics:13879 comp.lsi:1122 Path: utzoo!utgpu!news-server.csri.toronto.edu!cs.utexas.edu!tut.cis.ohio-state.edu!rutgers!mephisto!mcnc!duke!grad14!ay From: ay@grad14.cs.duke.edu (Akitoshi Yoshida) Newsgroups: comp.arch,sci.electronics,sci.physics,comp.lsi Subject: Re: Electro-optic bus Keywords: optical interconnects Message-ID: <21189@duke.cs.duke.edu> Date: 2 Aug 90 21:04:46 GMT References: <1985@trlluna.trl.oz> <26374@nigel.udel.EDU> Sender: news@duke.cs.duke.edu Reply-To: ay@grad14.UUCP (Akitoshi Yoshida) Distribution: comp Organization: Duke University CS Dept.; Durham, NC Lines: 20 In addition to John Berryhill's reference list, here are some (one intro. article, and two which theoretically talk about optical interconnects in terms energy consumption, speed, etc. (unfortunately, nothing to do with bus) Hutcheson L.D., Haugen P., Husain A., ``Optical interconnects replace hardwire,'' IEEE Spectrum, March 1987, pp. 30-35 Miller D.A.B., ``Optics for low-energy communication inside digital processors: quantum detectors, sources, and modulators as efficient impedance converters,'' Optics Letters, Vol.14, pp.146-148, 1988 Feldman M.R., Esener S.C., Guest C.C., Lee S.H., ``Comparison between optical and electical interconnects beased on power and speed considerations,'' Applied Optics, Vol.27, pp. 1742-1751, May, 1988 Department of Computer Science, Duke University, Durham, NC 27706 ARPA: ay@cs.duke.edu CSNET: ay@duke UUCP: decvax!duke!ay