optical computing
nounUK /ˈɒptɪkəl kəmˈpjuːtɪŋ/
US /ˈɑːptɪkəl kəmˈpjuːtɪŋ/
A way of doing computer work using light instead of electricity.
Scientists hope optical computing will make computers much faster.
OTHER MEANINGS
2. The study of building computers that use light beams to carry and process information.
She took a course in optical computing at the university.
3. A technology that uses light signals inside a computer chip to move data quickly.
The new chip uses optical computing to send data between cores.
4. The use of light-based devices to solve math problems faster than electronic machines.
Optical computing could speed up weather simulations.