[Noisebridge-discuss] Hot off the IEEE press

[Glen Jarvis]

>
> Anyway, my impression is that we're not there yet, with the exception of
> "active cabling" there isn't really any photonics outside the lab yet, but
> we'll probably all have photonic interconnects in a decade or two.
>
> I haven't heard anything about optical transistors. Why would they be a
> good
> thing?
>

In my science fiction world they would be wonderful. But, your above
statements shatters my argument. I guess it really does depend upon transmit
time of photon vs. electron in such a short space...  I don't actually know
what that is.. so, maybe it wouldn't be wonderful at all..


Glen
-- 
Whatever you can do or imagine, begin it;
boldness has beauty, magic, and power in it.

-- Goethe
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