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The all-optical computer has been lauded by many as offering the potential for increasing computation power over electronic computers by many orders of magnitude. However, to date, attempts to develop such a machine have been limited by technology and by the electronics these computers must interface with. An alternative approach, that will aid in the development of the needed technology for optical computers is the hybrid electrical/optical computer. In such a machine, electronics is used where it functions best; ie., as a switching mechanism, and photonics is used where it functions best; ie., as an interconnect medium.
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