Optical computing's bright future: Light without logic.

New technological developments have meant the inclusion of optical devices inside computers. Due to its high processing speed, optical technology has been confined to telecoms networks and some cabling in data centers. However, new optical alternatives from Intel, IBM and Hewlett-Packard are now e...

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Published in:Economist Vol. 395; pp. 87 - 89
Format: Article
Published: Economist Newspaper Limited May 15 2010
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Summary:New technological developments have meant the inclusion of optical devices inside computers. Due to its high processing speed, optical technology has been confined to telecoms networks and some cabling in data centers. However, new optical alternatives from Intel, IBM and Hewlett-Packard are now emerging for use in the ordinary PC.