Topologies and technologies for optically interconnected multicomputers using inverted graphs - Massively Parallel Processing Using Optical Interconnections, 1994., Proceedings of the First Inte

To successfully exploit the benefits of optical technology in a tightly-coupled multicomputer, the architectural design must reflect both the advantages of optics and the limitations of optics. This paper describes a class of such architectures, based upon inverted graph topologies. Two instances of this class (an inverted hypercube and an inverted mesh) are further explored to illustrate their properties. W e then consider the physical construction of these systems, demonstrating the relevant technological components necessary to manufacture a working system.