The AMOEBA switch: An optoelectronic switch for multiprocessor networking using Dense-WDM

Citation
Av. Krishnamoorthy et al., The AMOEBA switch: An optoelectronic switch for multiprocessor networking using Dense-WDM, IEEE S T QU, 5(2), 1999, pp. 261-275
Citations number
22
Language
INGLESE
art.tipo
Article
Categorie Soggetti
Apllied Physucs/Condensed Matter/Materiales Science","Eletrical & Eletronics Engineeing
Journal title
IEEE JOURNAL OF SELECTED TOPICS IN QUANTUM ELECTRONICS
ISSN journal
1077-260X → ACNP
Volume
5
Issue
2
Year of publication
1999
Pages
261 - 275
Database
ISI
SICI code
1077-260X(199903/04)5:2<261:TASAOS>2.0.ZU;2-Y
Abstract
We present a single-chip asynchronous multiprocessor optoelectronic bit-sli ced arrayed (AMOEBA) crossbar switch, The AMOEBA switch addresses the chall enge to produce a large-scale, nonblocking packet switch through dense inte gration of photonic devices directly onto silicon VLSI circuits, Optoelectr onic-VLSI technology is used to integrate the switch fabric, routing contro ller, packet buffers, line interface circuits, and optoelectronic conversio n devices on a single chip. We show how free-space optical interconnects an d wavelength-and-space-division-multiplexe networking on single-mode fibers can provide switched interconnection between multiple nodes in a distribut ed computing environment. An optomechanical transceiver package accomplishe s the free-space-to-fiber interfacing, We report the implementation and tes ting of the key components of a 16-channel AMOEBA prototype switch with a p otential capacity of 12.8 Gb/s (or 800 Mb/s/channel), and capable of switch ing 16 million packets per second.