Potentials of two-photon based 3-D optical memories for high performance computing

Susan Hunter; Fouad Kiamilev; Sadik Esener; Dimitri A. Parthenopoulos; Peter M. Rentzepis

doi:10.1364/AO.29.002058

Potentials of two-photon based 3-D optical memories for high performance computing

Susan Hunter, Fouad Kiamilev, Sadik Esener, Dimitri A. Parthenopoulos, Peter M. Rentzepis

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The advent of optoelectronic computers and highly parallel electronic processors has brought about a need for storage systems with enormous memory capacity and memory bandwidth. These demands cannot be met with current memory technologies (i.e., semiconductor, magnetic, or optical disk) without having the memory system completely dominate the processors in terms of the overall cost, power consumption, volume, and weight. As a solution, we propose an optical volume memory based on the two-photon effect which allows for high density and parallel access. In addition, the two-photon 3-D memory system has the advantages of having high capacity and throughput which may overcome the disadvantages of current memories.

Original language	English (US)
Pages (from-to)	2058-2066
Number of pages	9
Journal	Applied Optics
Volume	29
Issue number	14
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1364/AO.29.002058
State	Published - May 10 1990
Externally published	Yes

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Electrical and Electronic Engineering

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