Why aren't all PC components connected by fiber?
Because it would be impractical and not useful enough.
>>52063963
Do you make a thread without even trying to google every time something pops into your head?
Obviously because you'd have to convert the signal to light every time *duh*.
>>52064006
yes problem?
>>52064019
You wouldn't convert a signal from electricity to light just to convert it back to electricity for literally no reason... bandwidth? You're still limited by electrical control.
>>52063963
It's a bitch to connect, it doesn't bend well, and (with only really one or two exceptions) the components are electronic not optronic.
>>52063963
Takes a look at fiberoptic cabling for networks and why newer versions of ethernet are able to beat it in throughput. Light travels at around 60% the speed of light through fibre. Combine that toghether with the fact that you need to convert the signal from electricity->light->electricity again is going to slow speeds down even more.
tl;dr it would be a downgrade, not an upgrade
>>52063963
KEK
>>52064063
Why not store the information in cystals so that way no conversion is needed.
>>52063963
OP is a confirmed dumbass
plz stop shitposting desu senpai
fiber is great for sending data over long distances however,
in a point to point pc case it seems trivial
>>52064006
How about we make it all work with light?
>>52063963
There is research into using light in processors etc. Would increase their performance by a huge leap.
>>52063963
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>>52064063
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>>52064209
>http://www.pcworld.com/article/3018382/hardware/revolutionary-light-based-photonic-processor-could-lead-to-ultra-fast-data-transfers.html
>http://phys.org/news/2015-12-demo-processor-ultrafast.html
Not OP but seems like they made a big break through 3 days ago.
>>52065352
Now that I'm read up on this, it looks actually like an okay idea. There are however hybid quantum processors available which will still be able to outperform it.
http://www.dwavesys.com/d-wave-two-system
>>52064102
As much as I wish this was a reality, the technology isn't mature enough to actually hold onto data for as long as current methods.
https://phys.org/news/2015-05-physicists-optical-fiber.html
