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INTRODUCTION
Uses light instead of electricity
Uses photons in visible light or infrared beams instead of electric current.
Visible light or IR beams, unlike electric current,pass through each other with out interacting
A computer might someday be developed that can perform 10 or more times greater than an electronic computer
Rapid growth of the Internet
Network speeds currently limited by electronic circuits
Terabit speeds are required
Traditional silicon circuits have a physical limit
Uses photons in visible light or infrared beams instead of electric current.
Visible light or IR beams, unlike electric current,pass through each other with out interacting
A computer might someday be developed that can perform 10 or more times greater than an electronic computer
Rapid growth of the Internet
Network speeds currently limited by electronic circuits
Terabit speeds are required
Traditional silicon circuits have a physical limit