John Locke
V U L K A N
[SIZE=9pt]Intent: [/SIZE][SIZE=9pt]To create an optical neural network for use in later submissions [/SIZE]
[SIZE=9pt]Image Source: Extremetech[/SIZE]
[SIZE=9pt]Canon Link: [/SIZE][SIZE=9pt]N/a[/SIZE]
[SIZE=9pt]Primary Source: [/SIZE][SIZE=9pt]n/a[/SIZE]
[SIZE=9pt]Manufacturer:[/SIZE][SIZE=9pt] Locke and Key Mechanics[/SIZE]
[SIZE=9pt]Affiliation:[/SIZE][SIZE=9pt] [/SIZE][SIZE=9pt]Closed-Market [/SIZE][SIZE=9pt](Any character can use this if they have explicit permission through, for example, a marketplace purchase),[/SIZE]
[SIZE=9pt]Model:[/SIZE][SIZE=9pt] LK O.N.N.[/SIZE]
[SIZE=9pt]Modularity:[/SIZE][SIZE=9pt] No[/SIZE]
[SIZE=9pt]Production: [/SIZE][SIZE=9pt]Mass-Produced. [/SIZE][SIZE=9pt](Anyone.) [/SIZE][SIZE=9pt]Characters refer to NPCs & PCs.[/SIZE]
[SIZE=9pt]Material: [/SIZE][SIZE=9pt]fibre-optical cables, specialised optical processors[/SIZE]
[SIZE=9pt]Very fast computational network[/SIZE]
[SIZE=9pt]Immune to EMP based attacks[/SIZE]
[SIZE=9pt]Optical computers are capable of significantly faster processing speeds than electronic processors allowing faster reactions and data processing.[/SIZE]
[SIZE=9pt]Immune to EMP due to the lack of any metals or electronics to be affected by it. [/SIZE]
[SIZE=9pt]Size: the optical circuit lacks the ability to be as miniaturized as electronics, meaning that the LK O.N.N. cannot be used for anything smaller than a 3-po protocol droid.[/SIZE]
[SIZE=9pt]The Locke and Key Optical Neural Network, or LK O.N.N. for short, came about as a result of an issue facing the Locke and Key designers. The more advanced their creations got, the more constrained Locke and Key mechanics found they were by the limitations of the computers they were using in terms of both speed and vulnerability to EMP and ionic based attacks. While several of their allies and competitors had gone down the route of using biological systems Locke and Key decided on another path, optical computing. [/SIZE]
[SIZE=9pt]Electrons normally only travel at 1/10 of the speed of light[/SIZE][SIZE=5.4pt]1[/SIZE][SIZE=9pt] which allowed a light based computing system to far surpass an electron-based system in terms of its possible speed and therefore computing power. Photons also have an advantage in that they do not interfere with one another as they pass through one another, allowing multiple streams to pass through the same space without disrupting one another, allowing for even greater possibilities in terms of speed and usability by transmitting multiple packets of information down the same path at different frequencies[/SIZE][SIZE=5.4pt]4[/SIZE][SIZE=9pt]. Furthermore, the use of an electronic system leaves one vulnerable to both ionic and EMP attacks, which can disrupt or even neutralize electronic systems. However, photonic circuits are not affected by the same attacks, providing them with a very useful advantage over electronic computational devices. [/SIZE]
[SIZE=9pt]However, that is not to say that the optical computing system is uniformly better, there are significant drawbacks to photonic circuits, primarily in terms of size. The smallest wavelength of light which is useful for the transmission of data is the infrared spectrum, which falls at about 1000nm[/SIZE][SIZE=5.4pt]2[/SIZE][SIZE=9pt], setting a lower limit on the smallest size of photonic computational circuits. Electronic-based circuits, however, can be created as small as 10nm, allowing much smaller machines to be created. While a photonic computer is faster, the size is a major detriment. [/SIZE]
[SIZE=9pt]Sources[/SIZE]
[SIZE=9pt]https://whatis.techtarget.com/definition/optical-computer-photonic-computer[/SIZE]
[SIZE=9pt]https://www.extremetech.com/extreme/223671-heres-why-we-dont-have-light-based-computing-just-yet[/SIZE]
[SIZE=9pt]http://sciencenordic.com/optical-computers-light-horizon[/SIZE]
[SIZE=9pt]https://uncw.edu/phy/documents/Raphael_06.pdf[/SIZE]
