20-03-2012, 12:27 PM
Photonic Computing
Currently, computers process information in binary units by identifying an
electric charge, or the absence thereof, as being a “one” or a “zero.” This allows the
computer to calculate at a rate of 2x bpt (bits per unit time), with ‘x’ being the current
limit across the system bus. However, the use of Photonic computing could easily
increase the rate of computing power to 16x bpt. For example, the current limit for most
desktop computers is 32 bpt, so the total output is 232 bpt, or 4,294,967,296 bpt. While
that may seems rather fast, the same computer utilizing Photonic Computing Technology
would output information at a rate of 1632 or
340,282,366,920,938,463,463,374,607,431,770,000,000 bpt. This is
79,228,162,514,264,337,593,543,950,336 times more powerful than most desktop
computers.
To accomplish this, an IO device in a Photonic system must first be given a
specific light wave frequency range in order to communicate with the CPU (similar to
how the Interrupt Request settings work in most PCs). This frequency will allow the
computer to know which IO device the incoming information is from. This frequency is
further divided into 16 subsequent ranges, each representing a different hexadecimal
digit. This allows the device to communicate directly in hexadecimal digits, without
needing to translate to binary.
The device will then send the information to the CPU in the form of photons. For
example, if the device were a keyboard sending the following hexadecimal value
“78AE6C,” a total of 6 photons would be sent to the CPU, each at a different light
frequency, but each one being within the limits of that device. This information will then
travel at the speed of light through the connecting medium (typically optic fiber) until it
reaches the processing chip.
The processor will then identify the incoming IO source by the photon’s
frequency range, and will then interpret the value of the photon by the same method. The
processor can than carry on processing the information in hexadecimal digits rather than
binary. The diagram below summarizes this process.
Photonic Computing
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Currently, computers process information in binary units by identifying an
electric charge, or the absence thereof, as being a “one” or a “zero.” This allows the
computer to calculate at a rate of 2x bpt (bits per unit time), with ‘x’ being the current
limit across the system bus. However, the use of Photonic computing could easily
increase the rate of computing power to 16x bpt. For example, the current limit for most
desktop computers is 32 bpt, so the total output is 232 bpt, or 4,294,967,296 bpt. While
that may seems rather fast, the same computer utilizing Photonic Computing Technology
would output information at a rate of 1632 or
340,282,366,920,938,463,463,374,607,431,770,000,000 bpt. This is
79,228,162,514,264,337,593,543,950,336 times more powerful than most desktop
computers.
To accomplish this, an IO device in a Photonic system must first be given a
specific light wave frequency range in order to communicate with the CPU (similar to
how the Interrupt Request settings work in most PCs). This frequency will allow the
computer to know which IO device the incoming information is from. This frequency is
further divided into 16 subsequent ranges, each representing a different hexadecimal
digit. This allows the device to communicate directly in hexadecimal digits, without
needing to translate to binary.
The device will then send the information to the CPU in the form of photons. For
example, if the device were a keyboard sending the following hexadecimal value
“78AE6C,” a total of 6 photons would be sent to the CPU, each at a different light
frequency, but each one being within the limits of that device. This information will then
travel at the speed of light through the connecting medium (typically optic fiber) until it
reaches the processing chip.
The processor will then identify the incoming IO source by the photon’s
frequency range, and will then interpret the value of the photon by the same method. The
processor can than carry on processing the information in hexadecimal digits rather than
binary. The diagram below summarizes this process.
Currently, computers process information in binary units by identifying an
electric charge, or the absence thereof, as being a “one” or a “zero.” This allows the
computer to calculate at a rate of 2x bpt (bits per unit time), with ‘x’ being the current
limit across the system bus. However, the use of Photonic computing could easily
increase the rate of computing power to 16x bpt. For example, the current limit for most
desktop computers is 32 bpt, so the total output is 232 bpt, or 4,294,967,296 bpt. While
that may seems rather fast, the same computer utilizing Photonic Computing Technology
would output information at a rate of 1632 or
340,282,366,920,938,463,463,374,607,431,770,000,000 bpt. This is
79,228,162,514,264,337,593,543,950,336 times more powerful than most desktop
computers.
To accomplish this, an IO device in a Photonic system must first be given a
specific light wave frequency range in order to communicate with the CPU (similar to
how the Interrupt Request settings work in most PCs). This frequency will allow the
computer to know which IO device the incoming information is from. This frequency is
further divided into 16 subsequent ranges, each representing a different hexadecimal
digit. This allows the device to communicate directly in hexadecimal digits, without
needing to translate to binary.
The device will then send the information to the CPU in the form of photons. For
example, if the device were a keyboard sending the following hexadecimal value
“78AE6C,” a total of 6 photons would be sent to the CPU, each at a different light
frequency, but each one being within the limits of that device. This information will then
travel at the speed of light through the connecting medium (typically optic fiber) until it
reaches the processing chip.
The processor will then identify the incoming IO source by the photon’s
frequency range, and will then interpret the value of the photon by the same method. The
processor can than carry on processing the information in hexadecimal digits rather than
binary. The diagram below summarizes this process.
Photonic Computing
photonic-computing.pdf (Size: 71.63 KB / Downloads: 33)
Currently, computers process information in binary units by identifying an
electric charge, or the absence thereof, as being a “one” or a “zero.” This allows the
computer to calculate at a rate of 2x bpt (bits per unit time), with ‘x’ being the current
limit across the system bus. However, the use of Photonic computing could easily
increase the rate of computing power to 16x bpt. For example, the current limit for most
desktop computers is 32 bpt, so the total output is 232 bpt, or 4,294,967,296 bpt. While
that may seems rather fast, the same computer utilizing Photonic Computing Technology
would output information at a rate of 1632 or
340,282,366,920,938,463,463,374,607,431,770,000,000 bpt. This is
79,228,162,514,264,337,593,543,950,336 times more powerful than most desktop
computers.
To accomplish this, an IO device in a Photonic system must first be given a
specific light wave frequency range in order to communicate with the CPU (similar to
how the Interrupt Request settings work in most PCs). This frequency will allow the
computer to know which IO device the incoming information is from. This frequency is
further divided into 16 subsequent ranges, each representing a different hexadecimal
digit. This allows the device to communicate directly in hexadecimal digits, without
needing to translate to binary.
The device will then send the information to the CPU in the form of photons. For
example, if the device were a keyboard sending the following hexadecimal value
“78AE6C,” a total of 6 photons would be sent to the CPU, each at a different light
frequency, but each one being within the limits of that device. This information will then
travel at the speed of light through the connecting medium (typically optic fiber) until it
reaches the processing chip.
The processor will then identify the incoming IO source by the photon’s
frequency range, and will then interpret the value of the photon by the same method. The
processor can than carry on processing the information in hexadecimal digits rather than
binary. The diagram below summarizes this process.