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Photonic technologies are reviewed that could become important components of future
telecommunication systems. Photonic devices and systems are divided into two classes …

This paper reviews optical architectures for the implementation of hybrid neural networks.
Optics is mainly applied to implementing the matrix-vector or tensor-matrix multiplication. In …

We study the problem of interprocessor communication in a parallel computer model
suggested by recent advances in optical technology. The units of the computer(processors …

In recent years, there has been a rapid expansion in the field of nonlinear optics as weIl as
in the field of neural computing. Up to date, no one would doubt that nonlinear optics is one …

In this paper, we study optical multistage interconnection networks (MINs). Advances in
electro-optic technologies have made optical communication a promising networking choice …

The strengths and limitations of the photonic technology are reviewed, beginning with the
temporal bandwidth limitations of photonic devices and then focusing on spatial bandwidth …

An all-optical fiber-optic crossbar switch capable of interconnecting N input fibers to M output
fibers with an arbitrary interconnect pattern has been constructed. The switch can use any 1 …

Even in the semiconductor industry, free-space optical technology is nowadays seen as a
prime option for solving the continually aggravating problem with VLSI chips, namely, that …

Storage, interconnection, and processing are discussed. Various types of optical disks and
page-oriented holographic memories are considered. It is shown that optical storage is …