Toward an optimal foundation architecture for optoelectronic computing. Part II. Physical construction and...

Area of Science:

• Systems Engineering
• Optical Engineering
• Computer Architecture

Background:

• Physical construction of systems with regularly interconnected device planes presents challenges.
• Key issues include thermal management (heat removal) and scalability of optical interconnections for larger systems.
• Existing architectures may not fully exploit physical limitations.

Purpose of the Study:

• To discuss critical physical construction issues for regularly interconnected device planes.
• To introduce a foundation architecture optimized near physical limitations.
• To propose three distinct application platforms based on this architecture.

Main Methods:

• Analysis of physical constraints in system design.
• Evaluation of thermal management techniques for dense electronic systems.
• Assessment of optical interconnection strategies for modular and scalable systems.

Main Results:

• Identified heat removal and optical interconnection scalability as primary physical construction challenges.
• Proposed a foundation architecture that approaches theoretical physical limits.
• Detailed three novel application platforms leveraging the described architecture.

Conclusions:

• The proposed foundation architecture offers a robust and scalable solution for complex systems.
• Addressing physical limitations is crucial for advancing system design.
• The presented application platforms demonstrate the versatility of the new architecture.