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70年代后期和80年代初期,纤维光学对长距离通讯的惊人贡献正推动用光学法来解决最高互连层次,即处理器与处理器互连问题的研究。早在1979年,Cathey和Smith即提出把并行自由空间光学数据通路用于计算机的建议。1981年,Tajima,Okada和Tamura提出发展微处理机自由空间光学通路的建议。1983年,这些作者报导以1000MHz时钟速度运行的实验性自由空间光学数据通路的发展,以后几年,又进一步介绍了该计划的进展。用这种通路的计算机常称为Dialog.H.。
In the late 1970s and early 1980s, the astonishing contribution of fiber optics to long-distance telecommunications is driving the use of optical methods to solve the highest level of interconnectivity, namely the study of processor-processor interconnect issues. As early as 1979, Cathey and Smith proposed the use of parallel free-space optical data paths for computers. In 1981, Tajima, Okada and Tamura proposed the development of a free-space optical path for microprocessors. In 1983, these authors reported the development of an experimental free-space optical data path operating at a clock speed of 1000 MHz. In the following years, the authors further described the progress of the program. Computers using this kind of access are often called Dialog.H.