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Toward an optimal foundation architecture for optoelectronic computing. Part I. Regularly interconnected device

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Area of Science:

Computer Engineering
Optoelectronics
Information Technology

Background:

Optoelectronic computing architectures offer potential advantages over traditional electronic systems.
Exploring the design space for these architectures is crucial for identifying optimal solutions.
Physical limitations must be considered when evaluating computational architectures.

Purpose of the Study:

To systematically analyze potential optoelectronic computing architectures.
To identify and prune suboptimal design choices.
To propose a near-optimal architecture for future research.

Main Methods:

Systematic examination of the design space for optoelectronic computing architectures.
Development of arguments to eliminate less efficient architectural possibilities.
Evaluation of architectures against fundamental physical limitations.

Main Results:

Electronic circuit planes interconnected optically with regular patterns emerge as a highly viable architecture.
This architecture approaches the theoretical best possible performance within physical constraints.
Suboptimal branches of the design tree were effectively pruned through systematic analysis.

Conclusions:

Optically interconnected electronic circuit planes represent a leading candidate for future optoelectronic computing.
This proposed architecture provides a solid foundation for subsequent research and development efforts.
Further investigation into this architecture is warranted to fully realize its potential.