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optical computing and networking  

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  • Optical computing and networking denotes the use of light in computer processing and communication. The physical properties of natural light, introduced with discoveries as early as the nineteenth century, now allow scientists to understand and utilize light as a technique for computing and a method for networking. [Source: Encyclopedia of New Media; Optical Computing and Networking]

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http://data.loterre.fr/ark:/67375/N9J-GHVL1684-R

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