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Israeli company builds first optical processor
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October 14, 2003, 05:26
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Lenslet Ltd., a leader in optical digital signal processing, announced today its intent to unveil the first ever, commercial optical processor.
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I think intent is operative word here.
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October 14, 2003, 05:30
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What do you mean by that?
oh, and here is their website:
http://www.lenslet.com/
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October 14, 2003, 05:38
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I am just a bit skeptical.
There were news of quantum computers before, and nothing ever came out of them. So I will believe it when they actually deliever a working model.
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October 14, 2003, 05:42
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October 14, 2003, 05:45
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You know working @ the speed of light etc
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October 14, 2003, 05:50
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No.
The major major hurdle, AFAIK, working with light signals is you can't amplify it like you can with electrical signals. That means there's no optical equivalent of a transistor.
Of course, I wasn't really following the scene closely.
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October 14, 2003, 06:01
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I guess we'll just have to wait, and see, then. 
If true, what does that mean? Does it have any influence on the average person?
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October 14, 2003, 10:01
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An optical computer will be very fast. Probably very large too at this stage.
That's why they want to sell it to the military. So right now, there's not much influence on the average Joe.
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October 14, 2003, 10:08
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That doesn't look very large.
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No, that doesn't look very large.
Though I reckon a much more immediate use for optics is storage (RAM).
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October 14, 2003, 10:15
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How would this be done?
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October 14, 2003, 10:19
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Beats me 
I know that RAM is architecturally much simplier than a processor core, though.
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October 14, 2003, 10:25
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Yeah, that even I know.
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October 14, 2003, 10:41
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Though I reckon a much more immediate use for optics is storage (RAM).
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Holographic memory has been a big bunch of vaporware. It's always one or two years away. This might be true, but we will never know until somebody comes to market with it.
Anyway, unless you have optical memory, you are stuck with low memory bandwidth, which means you can't really use your processor above a normal, primitive state.
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October 14, 2003, 12:08
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That sounds like hot air.
For starters, you just aren't going to get enough speed on the PCI bus.
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October 14, 2003, 12:14
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pfeh.
the optical processor doesn't quite look kosher either, imho. the board that its on doesn't quite look like it'll plug into anythign around now.
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October 14, 2003, 12:18
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Heck, you don't see me buying that, do you?
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October 14, 2003, 12:19
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Maybe it's some sensor that processes morse code via flashlights.
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October 14, 2003, 12:20
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We'll just let Asher buy it and see if he likes it
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October 14, 2003, 12:26
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can it run windows? 
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October 14, 2003, 12:29
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can it run windows?
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A processor that can run windows!!!... I doubt it.
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October 14, 2003, 12:45
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Originally posted by Q Cubed
pfeh.
the optical processor doesn't quite look kosher either, imho. the board that its on doesn't quite look like it'll plug into anythign around now.
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That's because it's not designed to be plugged into a PC. 
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October 14, 2003, 20:37
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until i see benchmarks and an actual application, it's as good as vapourware.
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