The Photonically Optimized Embedded Microprocessors (POEM) is DARPA program. It should demonstrate photonic technologies that can be integrated within embedded microprocessors and enable energy-efficient high-capacity communications between the microprocessor and DRAM. For realizing POEM technology CMOS and DRAM-compatible photonic links should operate at high bit-rates with very low power dissipation.
Current research
Currently research in this field is at University of Colorado, Berkley University, and Nanophotonic Systems Laboratory ( Ultra-Efficient CMOS-Compatible Grating Coupler Design).
External links
- University of Colorado, Photonically Optimized Embedded Microprocessors
- MIT Photonic Microsystems Group, Nanophotonic Systems Laboratory
- Berkley , Electrical Engineering and Computer Sciences
- DARPA , News and events Electricity, Light, Join Forces to Advance Computing
- Chen Sun RISC-‐V Microprocessor Chip with Photonic I/O
References
Keeler, Gordon. "Photonically Optimized Embedded Microprocessors (POEM)". Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency, US Department of Defense. Retrieved 4 November 2018. This article incorporates text from this source, which is in the public domain. https://www.darpa.mil/program/photonically-optimized-embedded-microprocessors ↩