Light based computing apparatus
US10551720B1 · kind B1 · utility
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| Filing date | Dec 22, 2017 |
| Grant date | Feb 4, 2020 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | May 3, 2038 |
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- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG06E3/001
- WIPO fieldComputer technology
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
A computing apparatus has a logic unit configured to perform an arithmetic operation by relating light beams, each having a respective light amplitude, to obtain a light-based result of the operation, and to evaluate the light-based result to output a corresponding numeric result. The logic unit uses variables values, each corresponding to a respective distinct light amplitude, the variable values thereby corresponding to a plurality of distinct light amplitudes.
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