Optical Logic
Optical Architecture
Optical Logic Architecture
This research explores logic systems implemented using optical interference, wavelength multiplexing, and spatial signal architectures.
Rather than representing logic through electrical switching, these architectures use physical properties of light to perform computation.
Core Concepts
Interference-Based Logic
Logic operations implemented through constructive and destructive interference.
Wavelength-Domain Control
Signals encoded and routed using frequency rather than voltage.
Spatial Signal Planes
Parallel data paths implemented through stacked optical layers.
Free-Space Optical Buses
High-bandwidth communication channels without electrical routing constraints.
Architectural Goals
- Massive parallelism
- Reduced energy consumption
- High bandwidth interconnects
- Spatial scalability
Research Focus
Current work explores register architectures, control systems, logic primitives, and compiler models mapping logic to physical optical layouts.
Why Optical Logic
Light offers natural advantages in bandwidth, parallelism, and reduced interconnect limitations compared to electrical systems.
Status
Experimental architecture research