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There has recently been a surge of interest and public speculation on the possibility that photons might start to replace electrons in computers, hence the so-called “Optical Computer”. We will look here at some of the reasons that lie behind this speculation and try to assess the position from an engineering viewpoint.
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Midwinter, J.E. (1988). Digital Optics & Optical Computing. In: Skwirzynski, J.K. (eds) Performance Limits in Communication Theory and Practice. NATO ASI Series, vol 142. Springer, Dordrecht. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-94-009-2794-0_19
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