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This paper presents a summary of a study into the possibility of integration of field programmable logic and optoelectronic devices. Our primary motivation is a recent development of dynamically reconfigurable FPGAs (DR FPGAs), for which the reconfiguration time has a mandatory impact on their performance. We review limitations of DR FPGAs, discuss advantages of optically reconfigurable logic, investigate ability of current technologies to manufacture optically reconfigurable FPGAs (OR FPGAs), suggest possible configurations and propose further developments in this area.
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Vasilko, M., Ait-Boudaoud, D. (1996). Optically reconfigurable FPGAs: Is this a future trend?. In: Hartenstein, R.W., Glesner, M. (eds) Field-Programmable Logic Smart Applications, New Paradigms and Compilers. FPL 1996. Lecture Notes in Computer Science, vol 1142. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/3-540-61730-2_29
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