Materials for optical computing

B. S. Wherrett

doi:10.1016/0379-6779(95)03407-B

Materials for optical computing

B. S. Wherrett

School of Engineering & Physical Sciences

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Abstract

Information superhighways exploit optical-pulse propagation in silica fibre. Will the computers at the ends of the highway likewise exploit the optical representation of information? In the 1960s the first schemes for all-optical digital computers were proposed. In the 1990s emphasis has shifted to optical interconnection of arrays of semiconductor smart pixels. This paper presents reasons for this shift and, by complete contrast, possible applications for natural materials such as bacteriorhodopsin.

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	3-9
Number of pages	7
Journal	Synthetic Metals
Volume	76
Issue number	1-3
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1016/0379-6779(95)03407-B
Publication status	Published - Jan 1996

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Computing
Optical computing

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