Optical Processor
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I think it would be possible to make a proccesor out of filter that uses the properties of filter instead of just as a transport medium. Also, it should use photons since each photon could be routed indevidually. The electrical interfaces could be made using PCLN, STOR, CRAY, PSCN-NSCN, DTEC, exc. But most of the logic functions should be made using programmed filter and possibly liquid crystal. (exept memory which would have to use STOR) I have no idea how this would work though. Any ideas? NOTE: This would be a hybrid computer that processes digital data using analog methods (photon color).
EDIT: quartz and glass trap photons so could be used as connectors and memory
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Bump...come on guys. Any ideas about how it could work?
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Someone made PHOT transistors a while back, might be useful, although they are slower than regular transistors, another got PHOT to transfer data then used solar panels to process info using regular transistors.
EDIT: I've also made fiber optic cables before (serial cables?) that transmitted 6 bits per pixel wide. I'll see if i can still find them. . .
Here, it's i lost the 6 bit density so i made a 4 bit density
1165424View Save 1165424Also, to take full advantage of PHOT's properties, we'll need to think of a way to process in quaternary than in binary.
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Coban was the one who made the phot transistors, it was on FP for a while
752165View Save 752165There was also someone else that used the temperature of phot to switch NSCN.
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They are greatly improved if you change his diamond to heatswitch. And the Xor can be improved too by extending the heat connections.
