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A more elaborate application of optical transistors is the development of an optical digital computer in which components process photons rather than electrons. Further, optical transistors that operate using single photons could form an integral part of [[quantum computer|quantum information processing]] where they can be used to selectively address individual units of quantum information, known as [[qubits]].

Optical transistors could in theory be impervious to the high radiation of space and extraterrestrial planets, unlike electronic transistors which suffer from [[Single-event Upsetsupset]].

== Comparison with electronics ==