How “Photonic Computers” Could Use Light Instead of Electricity
The computer you are using is electronic. In other words, it uses the flow of electrons to power its computations. Photonic computers, sometimes called “optical” computers, could one day do what a computer does with electrons, but with photons instead.Read This Article on How-To Geek ›

The computer you are using is electronic. In other words, it uses the flow of electrons to power its computations. Photonic computers, sometimes called “optical” computers, could one day do what a computer does with electrons, but with photons instead.