Advancements in photonic processing technologies to create application prospects in the silicon photonics market

Photonic processing, also known as photonic or optical computing, utilizes light rather than traditional electronics to process data. With continuous inventions and technological advances, the market is expected to revolutionize data processing.

For instance, twenty-two researchers from MIT, Berkeley University, and Colorado University Boulder have developed a semiconductor architecture that transports data using light rather than electricity. It’s a CPU that employs photons for input and output operations (IO), while a regular electrical core does the computations. This results in a lightning-fast transmission. According to the researchers, the CPU’s throughput density may reach 300 gigabits per second per square millimeter, which is ten to fifty times higher than current CPUs.

Furthermore, CogniFiber is a hard tech company working on advanced in-fiber photonic processing systems. The use of in-fiber processing provides for a 100-fold increase in processing speed and efficiency. Moreover, fiber-based processing not only overcomes the physical restrictions of semiconductors but also drastically reduces the cost of computing, which now consumes 1% of the world’s power to operate and cool servers.

Hence, photonic computing holds potential beyond the physical properties of electricity.

Advancements in photonic processing technology will aid in the implementation of photonic computing’s potential in areas such as safety, cybersecurity, AI-developed medications, autonomous driving, and a slew of other applications.

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