Semiconductor chips that process light rather than electricity could boost processing speeds and reduce energy use.

China is accelerating efforts in optical computer chips to overcome chip restrictions and lead the next wave of AI innovation.

“Energy efficiency of electronic digital processors is primarily limited by the energy consumption of electronic communication and interconnects. The industry is almost unanimously pushing towards ...

Subscribe to our newsletter for the latest sci-tech news updates. The research, published in Nature Communications, addresses one of the key challenges to engineering computers that run on light ...

(Nanowerk News) By studying the theoretical limits of how light can be used to perform computation, Cornell researchers have uncovered new insights and strategies for designing energy-efficient ...

This new type of optical memory unit,called a programmable photonic latch, is fast and scalable. It could offer a high-speed silicon photonics solution for volatile memory. WASHINGTON — Researchers ...

NTT and OptQC aim to build a 1-million qubit quantum computer based on light, rather than electricity, to enhance reliability, scalability and practicality. Use cases for a practical optical quantum ...

High-performance optical components supplier Fujitsu Optical Components (FOC) ZR/ZR+ modules, white box switch/router solution provider UfiSpace and networking solutions company DriveNets have ...

A Stanford-designed hybrid optical-electrical computer designed specifically for image analysis could be ideal for autonomous vehicles. Image recognition for autonomous cars and aerial drones rely on ...

In the latest part of its Innovative Optical and Wireless Network (IOWN) project, designed to meet the growing needs of the hyper-connected business world of the future, NTT Corporation (NTT) has ...