Design, analysis and simulation study of a Scalable all-Optical Interconnection Network (SCOPIN) for multiprocessing systems

Due to the character of the original source materials and the nature of batch digitization, quality control issues may be present in this document. Please report any quality issues you encounter to digital@library.tamu.edu, referencing the URI of the item.Includes bibliographical references (leaves 100-109).Issued also on microfiche from Lange Micrographics.With the pressure mounting for more efficient and robust interconnection schemes required for multiprocessing systems and used in massively parallel computing, the advent of optical interconnection networks is a welcome development. Already many optical media have been investigated and some have been practically demonstrated to be quite feasible. It is left for the computer designers to come up with brilliant schemes to harness the immense possibilities that exist using optical interconnects. Aspects like the use of totally free space optics, fiber optics, electro-optics, light splitting and grating, etc. are all under research. Optical systems offer the strengths of both temporal and spatial bandwidth to be exploited in the construction of computer communication systems. Many topologies have been researched and some have been implemented successfully. Scalable networks add another interesting dimension to the problem complexity. This thesis will introduce yet another way to optimize the use of optics for interprocessor communication. It will include a detailed analysis and simulation study of the design space, an evaluation of the feasibility of implementation and pointers to future areas of improvement. The aim will be to develop a scalable and flexible all-optical single-hop interconnection network, called Scalable Optical Interconnection Network (SCOPIN)