Abstract:The extremely high data rates of optical computing technology (100 Mwords/s and upward) present unprecedented challenges in the dynamic memory design. An optical fiber loop used as a delay line is the best candidate for primary, dynamic memory at this time. However, it poses special problems in the design of algorithms due to synchronization requirements between the loop data and the processor. We develop a theoretical model, which we call the loop memory model (LLM), to capture the relevant characteristics of… Show more
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