In recent years, quantum computers and optical computing have been two focal points of research in the pursuit of next-generation computing technology. Optical computing and quantum computing are two different technologies that have the potential to revolutionize computing and data processing. Optical computing will enable the further development and spread of technologies such as big data analysis, artificial intelligence, machine learning, and artificial neural networks in the near future. In our analysis, the fundamentals of optical computing technology and the work done were examined and it was questioned whether optical computing could replace electronic computing in the future...