On-Chip Photonic Interconnects

Christopher Nitta received his Ph.D. in Computer Science from the University of California, Davis and is an adjunct professor of Computer Science at the University of California, Davis. His research interests include network-on-chip technologies, embedded system and RTOS design, and hybrid electric vehicle control.Matthew Farrens received his Ph.D. in Electrical Engineering from the University of Wisconsin and is a professor of Computer Science at the University of California, Davis. His research interests center on computer architecture, with special emphasis on the memory hierarchy. He is a member of ACM and IEEE and a recipient of the NSF PYI award.Venkatesh Akella received his Ph.D. in Computer Science from University of Utah and is a professor of Electrical & Computer Engineering at University of California, Davis. His current research encompasses various aspects of embedded systems and computer architecture with special emphasis on embedded software, hardware/software codesign and low power system design. He is member of ACM and received the NSF CAREER award.

• List of Figures.- List of Tables.- List of Acronyms.- Acknowledgments.- Introduction.- Photonic Interconnect Basics.- Link Construction.- On-Chip Photonic Networks.- Challenges.- Other Developments.- Summary and Conclusion.- Bibliography.- Authors' Biographies.