Название: Fundamentals of Optical Computing Technology: Forward the Next Generation Supercomputer
Автор: Xiujian Li, Zhengzheng Shao
Издательство: Springer
ISBN: 9811038473
Год: 2018
Страниц: 303
Язык: английский
Формат: pdf (true), epub
Размер: 22.3 MB

This book presents the principles, experimental technologies, up-to-date research findings and applications of various optical-computing technologies and devices. It also discusses semiconductor multiple quantum well (MQW) photoelectronic devices, vertical-cavity surface-emitting lasers (VCSELs), lasers, micro optical elements and diffractive optical elements, optical storage, optical parallel interconnections, and optical-buffer technology as the main technologies for optical computing. Furthermore, it explores the potential of optical-computing technology. It offers those involved in optical design, photonics, and photoelectronic research and related industries insights into the fundamentals and theories of optical computing, enabling them and to extend and develop the functions of fundamental elements to meet the requirement of optical-computing systems.

Chapter 1 , Summary of Optical computing Technology: Mainly to review the history of computing, describe the definition and connotation of optical computing, and a simple description of the basis for analog optical computing and digital optical computing, as well as the possible model of optical computer architecture.
Chapter 2 , Semiconductor MQWs Photo-electronic Logic Devices: Mainly on semiconductor quantum wells structure, the basic principle and characteristics of semiconductor self-electro-optical effect and vertical surface principle, working principle, characteristic and application method of SEEDs, and the integration method for SEEDs and circuit are described, and the quantum point of new theory and technology are discussed.
Chapter 3 , Minitype Light Source for Optical Computing: Including the main concept and connotation of vertical surface-emitting optoelectronic devices, LD mode vertical surface-emitting light device structure and principle, design and performance analysis of VCSELs laser, optoelectronic devices and the application and prospect of vertical surface are described.
Chapter 4 , Micro- and Diffractive Optical Elements: Mainly the concept and connotation, structure and characteristics, classification and principle, design and preparation technology of the micro-lens array and diffractive optical element are introduced, and the analysis of description and performance analysis method for optical components and the design and application of micro-lens array and the two elements are described.
Chapter 5 , Optical Storage: Main progress of optical storage materials and devices, the principle of two-photon interactions, using two-photon interaction of 3D optical information storage method of photorefractive effect and its application in optical storage, and the development trend of the optical storage devices are analyzed.
Chapter 6 , Parallel Optical Interconnections: Including the concept of parallel optical interconnect and optical switching, developments and applications of parallel optical interconnection and optical switching, typical optical interconnection principles and optical implement, optical cross principle of diffractive optical elements in parallel optical interconnect applications, design and implementation of free-space optical interconnection, development trend analysis of parallel optical interconnection.
Chapter 7 , Optical Buffer and Full-Optical Synchronization: Including optical buffering concept and content, the optical buffer and the full-optical synchronization based on slow light, and looking forward to the future development trend of the field.