FLASH
Next-Gen Processing
Reviewed by Dr Srikanth Ponnada
Next-Gen Processing
How Optical Computing is Shaping the Future
Next-generation computing research has focused on optical computation solutions because to the increasing need for quicker and more efficient data processing and transport. Researchers from Aalto University have reported a universal computing strategy that incorporates the chirality degree of freedom. Utilizing the well-known chiral selection criteria made possible by crystal symmetry, They show that the idea works in atomically thin semiconductors and bulk silica crystals. They also developed ultrafast (<100-fs) all-optical chirality logic gates (XNOR, NOR, AND, XOR, OR, and NAND) and a half adder. They will further demonstrate the distinct benefits of chirality gates by achieving electrical control and numerous gates operating simultaneously in a single device. Their initial efforts to demonstrate chiral selection rules in logic gates indicate that optical chirality may offer a potent degree of freedom for optical computing in the future.
This advancement in optical chirality signifies a substantial progression in the future of computing, offering a unique and ultrafast resolution for forthcoming data processing issues. Optical complexity has the potential to transform data processing by integrating speed and functionality in ways that are unprecedented. The big step forward in optical chirality is a big deal for the future of This chirality logic gate mechanism, which has a diverse selection of active materials, ultrafast processing speed, and electrical tunability, may be used to a variety of data-intensive applications, including on-chip integrated signal and video processing over a wide spectrum range.
Some important features of this optical computing approach:
Universal Computing Approach: This method works with both large silica crystals and semiconductors that are atomically thin and flexible.
Processing very quickly: The chirality logic gates work at speeds greater than 100 fs, which makes them perfect for very fast optical computing.
Multifunctional Devices: One device can hold multiple gates that work at the same time, with extra electrical control showing how flexible chirality-based systems are.
Illustration of
the chirality logic gate and its conceptual universality in material selection
and optical processes. Credits to original authors and Aalto University https://www.science.org/doi/10.1126/sciadv.abq8246
Reference & Suggested Reading
YiZhang etal.,Chiralitylogicgates.Sci.Adv.8,eabq8246(2022).DOI:10.1126/sciadv.abq8246
Authored by Jyoti Verma
Jyoti Verma M.Sc
-Junior Scientific Content Author
Jyoti, as an accomplished researcher in the field of Physics, currently pursuing a PhD from Helmholtz zentrum dresden rossendorf, Germany. She holds a master's degree from the prestigious Indian Institute of Technology Jodhpur, having passed the IIT Joint Admission Test. She started her research journey with an internship at the Physical Research Laboratory in Ahmedabad, where she investigated ozone variation in the troposphere. Continuing to pursue her passion for atmospheric and physical sciences, they worked as research assistant at Academia Sinica, Taiwan. Her academic excellence is recognized with numerous awards, including the Gargi Award, Indira Priyadarshini Award, and the DST-Inspire Scholarship. Her strong interest in scientific writing led her to contribute as an author to SCIATLAS.
