Abstract

The goal of the Bit-Serial Optical Computer project is to build the first all optical stored program digital computer. Because optical pulses may be extremely short and do not interfere, such a machine can potentially operate at very high speeds. The first step on the way to such a machine is a simple optical finite-state machine, the optical counter. This is an optical, bit-serial counter built using the technology to be employed in the Bit-Serial Optical Computer [1]. The Mock Counter [2] is a step on the way to the optical counter.

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