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Digital Optics: Architecture and Systems Requirements
Author(s) -
Streibl N.,
Prise M. E.
Publication year - 1988
Publication title -
physica status solidi (b)
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.51
H-Index - 109
eISSN - 1521-3951
pISSN - 0370-1972
DOI - 10.1002/pssb.2221500216
Subject(s) - optical computing , computer science , optical transistor , logic gate , bandwidth (computing) , optical switch , electronic engineering , digital electronics , optical fiber , optics , electronic circuit , computer hardware , electrical engineering , engineering , telecommunications , physics , transistor , voltage
Digital optics is a technology for (i) processing, (ii) transport, and (iii) storage of optical digital information. Digital optics offers both, the high temporal bandwidth known from fiber‐communications, as well as the high connectivity and information density of optical imaging. Digital optical circuits may be constructed by cascading two‐dimensional planar arrays of optical logic gates. The connection between these arrays is performed by light beams going through the free space above a chip. The system design and the architecture have to be adapted to optics. Some requirements for optical systems and for optical logic gates will be discussed.