The photon processor is almost a reality
Intel, together with experts from Numonyx and DARPA, took a small step forward in the development of processors with optical data transfer channels (so-called photon processors). This “small step” is a device based on silicon elements, which was called an avalanche photodetector (Avalanche Photodetector) .
This tiny device is capable of capturing light pulses and converting them into electrical signals, while enhancing them. According to the developers, the data transfer rate using such photodetectors (more precisely, in communication lines, from the bottom ones formed) can reach up to 40 Gbit per second.
Intel representatives are modestly saying that their offspring, along with such developments as silicon modulators and hybrid silicon lasers, is quite suitable for creating new “processors”, whose speed will be much higher than the usual chips.
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This tiny device is capable of capturing light pulses and converting them into electrical signals, while enhancing them. According to the developers, the data transfer rate using such photodetectors (more precisely, in communication lines, from the bottom ones formed) can reach up to 40 Gbit per second.
Intel representatives are modestly saying that their offspring, along with such developments as silicon modulators and hybrid silicon lasers, is quite suitable for creating new “processors”, whose speed will be much higher than the usual chips.
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via compulenta
Source: https://habr.com/ru/post/46505/
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