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ISRC Future Technology Briefing: Optical Computing
ISRC Future Technology Briefing: Optical Computing
Briefing:
Optical Computing
What is the Optical
Computing Buzz About?
Consider Email
Electronic
To Photonic
Converter
.txt format Fiber optic
cables
Optical Computers perform computations, operate,
store and transmit data using only light.
Why Do We Need Optical
Computers?
• Rapid growth of the Internet
• Network speeds currently limited by
electronic circuits
• Terabit speeds are required
• Traditional silicon circuits have a physical
limit
Silicon Machines…