Mazur Group
An optical computer will probably not replace your existing desktop computer for many years. Although the speed of optical computation exceeds that of current silicon based electrical technology, cutting edge silicon technology can get around this by using many processors working together. On the other hand, optical computations will dramatically speed up the internet. Currently, information is sent over the internet through a series of fiber optic cables and redirecting stations. These redirecting stations use slow electrical signals. If these redirecting stations could be replaced by optical redirecting station, the internet could be made 100 times faster than it is today. Our work investigates and develops platforms in which to perform such optical computation.