第一台可编程序的光学计算机试制成功

• 出 处: 自然杂志
• 发表日期: 1993年05期
• 关键词: 光学计算机 编程序 科罗拉多大学 半导体激光器 计算系统 低能耗 第一 抱着 光电子 逻辑运算

自从激光发明以来,人们一直对用光来执行数字逻辑运算抱着极大的兴趣。虽然所取得的成就十分有限,但光学技术的飞速发展,如低能耗光纤、室温半导体激光器等,始终激励着这方面的研究。今年3月,从美国科罗拉多大学光电子计算系统中心传来了令人欣喜的消息:世界上第一台简单的可编程序的数字光学计算机在那儿试制成功。

Since the invention of the laser, there has been a great interest in performing digital logic operations with light. Although the achievements made are very limited, the rapid development of optical technologies, such as low-power optical fiber and room-temperature semiconductor lasers, has always inspired this research. In March this year, we were delighted to hear from the Center for Photonic Computing Systems at the University of Colorado: The world’s first simple programmable digital optical computer was trial-produced there.