I fear an 'on-chip optical networks would be suseptable to shock fault and fuzzy logic because of pulse-light refraction glitches, stick with coper, gold n silicon - Flash is an electrical pulse n most durable.
Let-em Fire up a Super Optic Server - Kick-it n give AI a shot. lol
Make sure you make those light pulsed come in all different colors so it'll also have form.
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