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    Area of Science:

    • Optoelectronics
    • Computer Engineering
    • Information Theory

    Background:

    • Optical memories require efficient error correction mechanisms.
    • Parallel processing offers advantages in speed and efficiency for data retrieval.
    • Reed-Solomon codes are widely used for error correction in digital systems.

    Purpose of the Study:

    • To design and fabricate an optically addressed Reed-Solomon parallel decoder.
    • To evaluate its performance for one-dimensional parallel access optical memories.
    • To explore extensions for two-dimensional error correction and compare architectures.

    Main Methods:

    • Design and fabrication of an optically addressed Reed-Solomon decoder.
    • Operation with 60 parallel optical inputs at a data rate of 300 megabits/s.
    • Development of a hybrid optoelectronic architecture using optical finite-field matrix-vector multipliers.

    Main Results:

    • Demonstrated a [15, 9] Reed-Solomon decoder operating at 300 megabits/s.
    • Achieved greater area efficiency and reduced latency compared to serial decoders.
    • Presented an extension for 2D error correction and a hybrid architecture exceeding 10^12 bits/s.

    Conclusions:

    • Optically addressed parallel Reed-Solomon decoders are effective for optical memory systems.
    • Parallel architectures offer significant advantages in area efficiency and latency.
    • Hybrid optoelectronic approaches enable high-speed error correction for large data rates.