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Moving data around inside a computer means shoving it through wires, which have inherent bandwidth limitations and produce a lot of heat. Once that da
by justifier 11y ago
Moving data around inside a computer means shoving it
through wires, which have inherent bandwidth
limitations and produce a lot of heat. Once that data
hits a network, however, it often runs across optical
hardware, which can send information long distances
at high bandwidth without needing a dedicated nuclear
reactor for power.
is the goal reduced power consumption?
- _chris_ 11y agoIt's both increased bandwidth and lower energy. It'd be useless if it blew the thermal budget to achieve the higher bandwidth.
- justifier 11y agocan you explain the mechanism for the bandwidth increase? do the photovoltaics act as logic gates? doing calculations? if the mechanism that is controlling the optics is electric:both transmitting and receiving; it would seem the throughput would be the same as pure electric i understand fiber optic because light will travel a longer distance faster than an electric field propagated through wire, but these chips are built using atomic scale welding techniques(i) (o) https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NGFhc8R_uO4&feature=youtu.be&t=2071 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NGFhc8R_uO4&feature=youtu.be...