OPTICAL COMPUTING

PRESENTED BY

P.SRIKANTH
167Z1A0461
CONTENTS
INTRODUCTION
TYPES OF OPTICAL COMPUTING
WHY WE USE OPTICS FOR COMPUTING
FEATURES
KEY COMPONENTS
ADVANTAGES
DISADVANTAGES
FUTURE SCOPE
CONCLUSION
INTRODUCTION

Optical computing describes a new technological approach for

constructing computer’s processors and other components.
❖ Growth of high performance computers (HPC) significantly .
❖The light has several features
WHAT IS OPTICAL COMPUTING?

❖ An optical computer(photonic computer) is a device that uses

PHOTONS in visible light or infrared beams, rather than electric
current, to perform digital computation.
OPTICAL COMPUTING IS DEVELOPED IN TWO
DIRECTIONS
❖ Electro optical hybrids

❖Optical mode
WHY WE USE OPTICS FOR COMPUTING?
❖ VLSI Technology
❖Interconnections to link the electronic gates on chips
❖Einstein’s principle
❖problem miniaturization
FEATURES OF OPTICAL COMPUTING

❖ Can perform operations in parellel much faster and easier

❖ They are compact and light in weight
❖ It has higher bandwidth capacity over electronics
KEY COMPONENTS FOR OPTICAL COMPUTING

❖VCSEL(Vertical Cavity Surface Emitting Laser)

❖Smart pixel technology
❖WDM(Wavelength Division Multiplexing)
❖Advances in photonic switches
VCSEL
VCSEL is a semiconductor vertical cavity surface that emits
light in a cylindrical beam vertically from the surface of a
fabricated wafer

But rather than reflective ends, in a VCSEL there are several

layers of partially reflective mirrors above and below the active
layer
SMART PIXEL TECHNOLOGY
❖ integrating electronic circuitry and optoelectronic devices in a
common framework.
❖ electronic circuitry provides complex functionality,
❖ While the optoelectronic devices provide high-speed switching
and compatibiliy
WDM (WAVELENGTH DIVISION MULTIPLEXING)

❖ course WDM(CWDM
❖ dense WDM(DWDM)
ADVANCES IN PHOTONIC SWITCHES

❖ An optical logic gate is a switch that controls one light beam by

another
❖ ON when the device transmits light
❖ OFF when it blocks the light.
Advantages
Optical computing is at least 1000 to 100000 times faster
❖ optimized way to store data
❖Super fast searches through databases.
❖ Less heat is released
❖ Less loss in communication
❖ No short circuits
❖Super fast searches through databases.
❖Higher parallelism
 Disadvantages
❖Optical components and their production is expensive.
❖In compatibility.
❖ Optical components are not miniaturied enough yet.
❖ Due to interference caused by dust particles.
❖problems of exact manufacture.
FUTURE SCOPE

● The computer industry has been intrested in optical computing.

● Light security.
● Laser diodes,photo detectors.
Conclusion
❖ New possibilities in several fields

❖ Massive upgrades in the efficiency and speed of computers,

significant shrinkage in their size and cost.
❖ smart pixel devices mature, software development will have a
major impact in the future .
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