08-03-2011, 11:35 AM
presented by:
BHUNESHWAR PRASAD
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ABSTRACT
Computers have become an indispensable part of life. We need
computers everywhere, be it for work, research or in any such field. As
the use of computers in our day-to-day life increases, the computing
resources that we need also go up. For companies like Google and
Microsoft, harnessing the resources as and when they need it is not a
problem. But when it comes to smaller enterprises, affordability
becomes a huge factor. With the huge infrastructure come problems like
machines failure, hard drive crashes, software bugs, etc. might be a
big headache for such a community. Optical Computing offers a
solution to situation.
Optical computing describes a new technological approach for
constructing computer's processors and other components. Instead of
the current approach of electrically transmitting data along tiny wires
etched onto silicon. optical computing employs a technology called
silicon photonics that uses laser light instead. use of optical lasers
overcomes the constraints associated with heat dissipation in today's
components and allows much more information to be stored and
transmitted in the same amount of space.
Optical computing means performing computations, operations,
storage and transmission of data using light. Optical technology
promises massive upgrades in the efficiency and speed of computers, as
well as significant shrinkage in their size and cost. An optical desktop
computer is capable of processing data up to 1,00,000 times faster than
current models.
BHUNESHWAR PRASAD
[attachment=9752]
ABSTRACT
Computers have become an indispensable part of life. We need
computers everywhere, be it for work, research or in any such field. As
the use of computers in our day-to-day life increases, the computing
resources that we need also go up. For companies like Google and
Microsoft, harnessing the resources as and when they need it is not a
problem. But when it comes to smaller enterprises, affordability
becomes a huge factor. With the huge infrastructure come problems like
machines failure, hard drive crashes, software bugs, etc. might be a
big headache for such a community. Optical Computing offers a
solution to situation.
Optical computing describes a new technological approach for
constructing computer's processors and other components. Instead of
the current approach of electrically transmitting data along tiny wires
etched onto silicon. optical computing employs a technology called
silicon photonics that uses laser light instead. use of optical lasers
overcomes the constraints associated with heat dissipation in today's
components and allows much more information to be stored and
transmitted in the same amount of space.
Optical computing means performing computations, operations,
storage and transmission of data using light. Optical technology
promises massive upgrades in the efficiency and speed of computers, as
well as significant shrinkage in their size and cost. An optical desktop
computer is capable of processing data up to 1,00,000 times faster than
current models.
