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Recent research shows promise in temporarily trapping light in [[crystal]]s. Trapping light is seen as a necessary element in replacing electron storage for computer logic.
While photonic computing is still seen as impractical by many{{who}}, research is being pushed along by strong market forces already implementing networking and, thus, creating opportunities. Recent years have seen the development of new conducting [[polymer]]s which create transistor-like switches that are smaller, and 1,000 times faster, than silicon transistors.
[[Optical switch]]es switch optical wavelengths. Optical switching, while not all-optical, has already become important in networking environments. 100 [[terabit]]-per-second data-handling is expected within the decade. Existing technologies include:
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