Abstract: Due to the absence of interference between light beams, optical computers will have a larger number of data bits. As an example, some ternary logic optical operator models built in our laboratory use 360 ternary-bits. In order to effectively manage the ternary-bits, six strategies are presented in this paper. In establishing these strategies, four new concepts, i.e., calculating path, calculating channel, calculating path type and calculating channel type, are defined. Since these strategies have incorporated some concepts of memory management used in operating systems, their feasibility is assured.

Key words: data bit, monitor software, ternary optical computer