Design and Evaluation of a Receiver for Wired Nano-Communication Networks

In this paper, we propose a bio-inspired receiver, which detects the electrons transmitted through a nanowire, then, it converts the detected information to blue light using bioluminescence. We simulate the construction of the nanowire, present its electrical characteristics and calculate its maximum capacity for a better design of the receiver. The designed receiver contains two parts; a part that detects the transmitted electrons, which we model by using an equivalent circuit, and a part that converts the detected electrons to blue light. We derive the analytical expressions of the components of the equivalent circuit and give an approximation of their values. We calculate the probability of photons emission for each electrical pulse detected. We also determine the optimal threshold for Integrate Sample and Dump (ISD) receiver. We calculate the error probability of bits detection and present analytical and simulation results to evaluate the performance of the designed receiver. The results of this study show that the designed receiver can accurately detect the electrons sent through a conductive nanowire. Thus providing, to the best of our knowledge, the first technical solution that leads towards integrated wired electrical and optical nanonetworks.