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Various data handling processes can be implemented without involving energy dissipation. However, these processes execute only part of a complete computing task and the remaining part will involve the loss of energy. This paper discusses some misleading concepts of reversible logic and presents a novel approach toward optical architectures with reduced energy consumption.
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Shamir, J. (2013). To What Extent Is Zero Energy Computing Feasible?. In: Dolev, S., Oltean, M. (eds) Optical Supercomputing. OSC 2012. Lecture Notes in Computer Science, vol 7715. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-642-38250-5_4
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