英国赫利奥特-瓦特大学用Spindler &Hoyer公司制作的光机元件已制成光计算机回路。虽然光计算硬件尚处孕育阶段,但已引起学术界和工业界的高度注意。美国波音公司正对该大学的研究投资,美国电报电话公司已给研究工作大量投资,日本电报电话公司对光计算机也显示实际兴趣。光计算机的潜力巨大深远。 Optomechanical components made by Spindler & Hoyer, of Huriet-Watt University, UK, have been made into optical computer circuits. Although optical computing hardware is still in the breeding stage, it has aroused great attention of academics and industry. American Boeing is investing in research at the university, and AT & T has invested heavily in research efforts, and Nippon Telegraph and Telephone Corp. has also shown a real interest in optical computing. The potential of optical computers is huge and far-reaching.