To calculate the square root of a number, they require 700 transistors, and running a Fourier transform requires one million transistors. The speed bottleneck of conventional computers lies in the transistor, which must charge capacitors for switching between 1s and 0s. On the other hand, photonics switch in femtoseconds—quadrillionths of a second.
🔹Speed – Light travels faster than electrical signals, allowing for near-instantaneous data transfer.
🔹Energy Efficiency – Photonic circuits generate considerably less heat, reducing energy consumption.
🔹Parallel Processing – Optical signals can carry multiple data streams simultaneously (wavelength multiplexing).
🔹hirty times more efficiency than conventional digital chips.
🔹Reduced Interference – Unlike electrons, photons don’t experience electrical resistance, minimizing signal loss.
🔹New systems are readily compatible with existing data centers and require no modifications.
APPLICATIONS of PHOTONIC COMPUTING
🔹AI & Machine Learning – Faster data processing for deep learning models.
🔹High-Speed Networking – Optical computing enables faster internet and communication networks.
🔹Quantum Computing – Some photonic systems are used in quantum computing for ultra-secure encryption.
🔹Data Centers – Reducing heat and power consumption in large-scale computations.