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Optical Computing: Sree Venkateswara Collge of Engineering

Optical computing uses light instead of electricity for computations. It offers advantages like speed, ability to manipulate light, and potential for parallelization. Key components include VCSELs, smart pixel technology, WDM, and SLMs. While promising for high speed, some challenges remain in manufacturing precision and compatibility. Future areas of research include photonic development programs and new laser/detector technologies to enable faster optical switches.

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Optical Computing: Sree Venkateswara Collge of Engineering

Optical computing uses light instead of electricity for computations. It offers advantages like speed, ability to manipulate light, and potential for parallelization. Key components include VCSELs, smart pixel technology, WDM, and SLMs. While promising for high speed, some challenges remain in manufacturing precision and compatibility. Future areas of research include photonic development programs and new laser/detector technologies to enable faster optical switches.

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SREE VENKATESWARA COLLGE OF

ENGINEERING

OPTICAL COMPUTING

PRESENTED BY
D.V.N NAVYABHANU
17JN1A0433
OUTLINE
INTRODUCTION
WHY DO WE NEED OPTICAL COMPUTING
WHY WE USE OPTICS FOR COMPUTING
OPTICAL COMPONENTS FOR COMPUTING
MERITS
DRAWBACKS
APPLICATIONS
FUTURE TRENDS
CONCLUSION
INTRODUCTION
With the growth of computing technology the need of
high performance computers has significantly increased.
 Optical computing was a hot research area in 1980’s.But
the work tapered off due to materials limitations i.e. Using
light, instead of electric power, for performing
computations.
 This choice is motivated by several features that light has:
•It is very fast.
•It can be easily manipulated
•It is very well suited for parallelization
OPTICAL COMPUTER
An optical computer (also called a photonic
computer) is a device that uses the PHOTONS in
visible light or infrared beams, rather than electric
current to perform digital computations.
 An optical computer, besides being much faster than
an electronic one, might also be smaller.
 Unlike transistors, transphasors can be built to handle
several incoming signals at once.
WHY DO WE NEED OPTICAL
COMPUTERS
Rapid growth of the Internet
 Network speeds currently limited by
electronic circuits
 Terabit speeds are required
 Traditional silicon circuits have a
physical limit
WHY WE USE OPTICS FOR
COMPUTING?
What’s wrong with What’s right with
electronics? Optics?
Miniaturization can lead to Light doesn’t suffer from the
cross talk. electronic time response.
Solid medium limits both No need for insulators.
 Multiplexing and different
speed and magnitude.
 Build up to heat. wavelengths with no
interference.
 30 cm length of wire  Low signal loss, large
produces ~ 1 ns delay. bandwidth.
Low bandwidth  Compact, lightweight,
interconnections. inexpensive
OPTICAL COMPONENTS FOR
COMPUTING
 VCSEL
 SMART PIXEL TECHNOLOGY
 WDM
 SLM
VCSEL(Vertical cavity surface emitting
Laser diode)
VCSEL is a semiconductor
vertical cavity surface
emitting laser diode that
emits light in a cylindrical
beam vertically from the
surface of a fabricated
wafer.
SMART PIXEL TECHNOLOGY

Smart Pixel Technology Is A Relatively New


Approach To Integrating Electronic Circuitry And
Optoelectronic Devices In A Common Framework.
The Purpose Is To Leverage The Advantages Of Each
Individual Technology And Provide Improved
Performance For Specific Applications.
3.WDM(WAVE LENTH DIVISION
MULTIPLEXING
Wavelength division multiplexing is a method of sending
many different wavelengths down the same optical fiber.
WDM can transmit up to 32 wavelengths through a single
fiber, but cannot meet the bandwidth requirements of the
present day communication systems.
 Nowadays DWDM (Dense wavelength division
multiplexing) is used. This can transmit up to 1000
wavelengths through a single fiber. That is by using this
we can improve the bandwidth efficiency.
SLM(SPACIAL LIGHT
MODULATORS)
SLM play an important role in several
technical areas where the control of light on
a pixel-by-pixel basis is a key element, such
as optical processing and displays. • For
display purposes the desire is to have as
many pixels as possible in as small and
cheap a device as possible.
MERITS
 Optical computing is at least 1000 to 100000 times faster than
today’s silicon machines.
 Optical storage will provide an extremely optimized way to
store data, with space requirements far lesser than today’s
silicon chips.
 No short circuits, light beam can cross each other without
interfering with each other’s data.
 Higher performance.
 Higher parallelism.
 Less heat is released.
 Less noise.
 Less loss in Communication
DRAWBACKS
Optical components and their production is
expensive.
Optical components are not miniaturized
enough yet.
Problems of exact manufacture.
In compatibility.
Due to interference caused by dust particles.
APPLICATIONS
High Speed Communication

Optical Cross Bar Inter Connect

Process Satellite Data


FUTURE TRENDS
The Ministry of Information Technology has initiated
a photonic development program.
Under this program some funded projects are
continuing in fiber optic high-speed network systems.
 Research is going on for developing New laser
diodes Photo detectors Nonlinear material studies for
faster switches
CONCLUSION
Research in optical computing has
opened new possibilities in several fields
related to high performance computing.
As optoelectronic and smart pixel devices
mature, software development will have a
major impact in future.

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