Attosecond technology -- tech that enables light pulses to be fired
every billion-billionth of a second -- could be the key to making
computers that run on light. A team of physicists at the University of
Bath in the UK are to carry out research into this high frequency
technology which could potentially bust through the upper limit of
Moore's Law. The ultimate aim of the research is to find a way of
manipulating light waveforms into different shapes, and expanding the
area known as "photonics" (in other words, getting light to usefully
convey information). Currently it's only possible to create lightwaves
in a conventional sine form: the hope is to create waves that are square
or triangular, which have far greater value for communication within a
computer. The fine details of the research project go way above our
heads, but it's safe to say that it involves a bunch of crystals,
fibres, and friggin' lasers (minus the sharks). Right now attosecond
tech isn't the only platform that looks to light to solve problems like
Moore's Law's limit: check out previous posts where we look at
condensing light for super storage, using lasers to boost computing
power, and slowing light to create photonic computers. From where we're
sitting, the future of computing is full of light: whether or not that
light is full of hot air is still unconfirmed.

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WOW!

The title should read:

Research project could help create computers that run on light

OH boy - once you get to the site there are quite a few interesting
articles up now... just scroll down!!!

Yea this is pretty cool, but I knew about this tech a while ago. This
tech has brought me to a solution for a theroitic burning process that
would enable you to 'burn' a disk in a matter of seconds, by using the
'light lazer' to 'burn' an iso/img file all at once. Kind of like taking
a picture. Click; Burnt.