Could optical technology offer a solution to the heat generation and bandwidth limitations that the computing industry is starting to face? The benefits of energy-efficient passive components, low crosstalk and parallel processing suggest that the answer may be yes.
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Caulfield, H., Dolev, S. Why future supercomputing requires optics. Nature Photon 4, 261–263 (2010). https://doi.org/10.1038/nphoton.2010.94
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