Advanced Photonics,
Journal Year:
2022,
Volume and Issue:
4(04)
Published: July 6, 2022
Conventional
electronic
processors,
which
are
the
mainstream
and
almost
invincible
hardware
for
computation,
approaching
their
limits
in
both
computational
power
energy
efficiency,
especially
large-scale
matrix
computation.
By
combining
electronic,
photonic,
optoelectronic
devices
circuits
together,
silicon-based
computation
has
been
demonstrating
great
capabilities
feasibilities.
Matrix
is
one
of
few
general-purpose
computations
that
have
potential
to
exceed
performance
digital
logic
power,
latency.
Moreover,
processors
also
suffer
from
tremendous
consumption
transceiver
during
high-capacity
data
interconnections.
We
review
recent
progress
photonic
including
matrix-vector
multiplication,
convolution,
multiply–accumulate
operations
artificial
neural
networks,
quantum
information
processing,
combinatorial
optimization,
compressed
sensing,
with
particular
attention
paid
consumption.
summarize
advantages
interconnections
photonic-electronic
integration
over
conventional
optical
computing
processors.
Looking
toward
future
computations,
we
believe
optoelectronics
a
promising
comprehensive
platform
disruptively
improving
post-Moore’s
law
era.
Replacing
electrons
with
photons
is
a
compelling
route
toward
high-speed,
massively
parallel,
and
low-power
artificial
intelligence
computing.
Recently,
diffractive
networks
composed
of
phase
surfaces
were
trained
to
perform
machine
learning
tasks
through
linear
optical
transformations.
However,
the
existing
architectures
often
comprise
bulky
components
and,
most
critically,
they
cannot
mimic
human
brain
for
multitasking.
Here,
we
demonstrate
multi-skilled
neural
network
based
on
metasurface
device,
which
can
on-chip
multi-channel
sensing
multitasking
in
visible.
The
polarization
multiplexing
scheme
subwavelength
nanostructures
applied
construct
classifier
framework
simultaneous
recognition
digital
fashionable
items.
areal
density
neurons
reach
up
6.25
×
106
mm-2
multiplied
by
number
channels.
integrated
mature
complementary
metal-oxide
semiconductor
imaging
sensor,
providing
chip-scale
architecture
process
information
directly
at
physical
layers
energy-efficient
ultra-fast
image
processing
vision,
autonomous
driving,
precision
medicine.
eLight,
Journal Year:
2023,
Volume and Issue:
3(1)
Published: Jan. 4, 2023
Integrated
silicon
photonics
has
sparked
a
significant
ramp-up
of
investment
in
both
academia
and
industry
as
scalable,
power-efficient,
eco-friendly
solution.
At
the
heart
this
platform
is
light
source,
which
itself,
been
focus
research
development
extensively.
This
paper
sheds
conveys
our
perspective
on
current
state-of-the-art
different
aspects
application-driven
on-chip
lasers.
We
tackle
from
two
perspectives:
device-level
system-wide
points
view.
In
former,
routes
taken
integrating
lasers
are
explored
material
systems
to
chosen
integration
methodologies.
Then,
discussion
shifted
towards
applications
that
show
great
prospects
incorporating
photonic
integrated
circuits
(PIC)
with
active
devices,
namely,
optical
communications
interconnects,
phased
array-based
LiDAR,
sensors
for
chemical
biological
analysis,
quantum
technologies,
finally,
computing.
By
leveraging
myriad
inherent
attractive
features
photonics,
aims
inspire
further
PICs
in,
but
not
limited
to,
these
substantial
performance
gains,
green
solutions,
mass
production.
Nature Communications,
Journal Year:
2023,
Volume and Issue:
14(1)
Published: Jan. 5, 2023
The
emergence
of
parallel
convolution-operation
technology
has
substantially
powered
the
complexity
and
functionality
optical
neural
networks
(ONN)
by
harnessing
dimension
wavelength.
However,
this
advanced
architecture
faces
remarkable
challenges
in
high-level
integration
on-chip
operation.
In
work,
convolution
based
on
time-wavelength
plane
stretching
approach
is
implemented
a
microcomb-driven
chip-based
photonic
processing
unit
(PPU).
To
support
operation
unit,
we
develop
dedicated
control
protocol,
leading
to
record
high
weight
precision
9
bits.
Moreover,
compact
data
loading
speed
enable
preeminent
photonic-core
compute
density
over
1
trillion
operations
per
second
square
millimeter
(TOPS
mm-2).
Two
proof-of-concept
experiments
are
demonstrated,
including
image
edge
detection
handwritten
digit
recognition,
showing
comparable
capability
compared
that
digital
computer.
Due
performance
great
scalability,
can
potentially
revolutionize
sophisticated
artificial
intelligence
tasks
autonomous
driving,
video
action
recognition
reconstruction.
Nanophotonics,
Journal Year:
2023,
Volume and Issue:
12(5), P. 795 - 817
Published: Jan. 9, 2023
Abstract
The
simultaneous
advances
in
artificial
neural
networks
and
photonic
integration
technologies
have
spurred
extensive
research
optical
computing
(ONNs).
potential
to
simultaneously
exploit
multiple
physical
dimensions
of
time,
wavelength
space
give
ONNs
the
ability
achieve
operations
with
high
parallelism
large-data
throughput.
Different
multiplexing
techniques
based
on
these
degrees
freedom
enabled
large-scale
interconnectivity
linear
functions.
Here,
we
review
recent
different
approaches
multiplexing,
present
our
outlook
key
needed
further
advance
multiplexing/hybrid-multiplexing
ONNs.
Nature,
Journal Year:
2023,
Volume and Issue:
623(7985), P. 48 - 57
Published: Oct. 25, 2023
Abstract
Photonic
computing
enables
faster
and
more
energy-efficient
processing
of
vision
data
1–5
.
However,
experimental
superiority
deployable
systems
remains
a
challenge
because
complicated
optical
nonlinearities,
considerable
power
consumption
analog-to-digital
converters
(ADCs)
for
downstream
digital
vulnerability
to
noises
system
errors
1,6–8
Here
we
propose
an
all-analog
chip
combining
electronic
light
(ACCEL).
It
has
systemic
energy
efficiency
74.8
peta-operations
per
second
watt
speed
4.6
(more
than
99%
implemented
by
optics),
corresponding
three
one
order
magnitude
higher
state-of-the-art
processors,
respectively.
After
applying
diffractive
as
encoder
feature
extraction,
the
light-induced
photocurrents
are
directly
used
further
calculation
in
integrated
analog
without
requirement
converters,
leading
low
latency
72
ns
each
frame.
With
joint
optimizations
optoelectronic
adaptive
training,
ACCEL
achieves
competitive
classification
accuracies
85.5%,
82.0%
92.6%,
respectively,
Fashion-MNIST,
3-class
ImageNet
time-lapse
video
recognition
task
experimentally,
while
showing
superior
robustness
low-light
conditions
(0.14
fJ
μm
−2
frame).
can
be
across
broad
range
applications
such
wearable
devices,
autonomous
driving
industrial
inspections.
IEEE Journal of Selected Topics in Quantum Electronics,
Journal Year:
2022,
Volume and Issue:
29(2: Optical Computing), P. 1 - 12
Published: Aug. 31, 2022
Optical
neural
networks
(ONNs),
or
optical
neuromorphic
hardware
accelerators,
have
the
potential
to
dramatically
enhance
computing
power
and
energy
efficiency
of
mainstream
electronic
processors,
due
their
ultra-large
bandwidths
up
10's
terahertz
together
with
analog
architecture
that
avoids
need
for
reading
writing
data
back-and-forth.Different
multiplexing
techniques
been
employed
demonstrate
ONNs,
amongst
which
wavelengthdivision
(WDM)
make
sufficient
use
unique
advantages
optics
in
terms
broad
bandwidths.Here,
we
review
recent
advances
WDM-based
focusing
on
methods
integrated
microcombs
implement
ONNs.We
present
results
human
image
processing
using
an
convolution
accelerator
operating
at
11
Tera
operations
per
second.The
open
challenges
limitations
ONNs
be
addressed
future
applications
are
also
discussed.
Nature Communications,
Journal Year:
2023,
Volume and Issue:
14(1)
Published: May 24, 2023
Convolutional
neural
networks
are
an
important
category
of
deep
learning,
currently
facing
the
limitations
electrical
frequency
and
memory
access
time
in
massive
data
processing.
Optical
computing
has
been
demonstrated
to
enable
significant
improvements
terms
processing
speeds
energy
efficiency.
However,
most
present
optical
schemes
hardly
scalable
since
number
elements
typically
increases
quadratically
with
computational
matrix
size.
Here,
a
compact
on-chip
convolutional
unit
is
fabricated
on
low-loss
silicon
nitride
platform
demonstrate
its
capability
for
large-scale
integration.
Three
2
×
correlated
real-valued
kernels
made
two
multimode
interference
cells
four
phase
shifters
perform
parallel
convolution
operations.
Although
interrelated,
ten-class
classification
handwritten
digits
from
MNIST
database
experimentally
demonstrated.
The
linear
scalability
proposed
design
respect
size
translates
into
solid
potential
Abstract
Research
on
optical
computing
has
recently
attracted
significant
attention
due
to
the
transformative
advances
in
machine
learning.
Among
different
approaches,
diffractive
networks
composed
of
spatially-engineered
transmissive
surfaces
have
been
demonstrated
for
all-optical
statistical
inference
and
performing
arbitrary
linear
transformations
using
passive,
free-space
layers.
Here,
we
introduce
a
polarization-multiplexed
processor
all-optically
perform
multiple,
arbitrarily-selected
through
single
network
trained
deep
In
this
framework,
an
array
pre-selected
polarizers
is
positioned
between
trainable
materials
that
are
isotropic,
target
(complex-valued)
uniquely
assigned
combinations
input/output
polarization
states.
The
transmission
layers
optimized
via
learning
error-backpropagation
by
thousands
examples
fields
corresponding
each
one
complex-valued
combinations.
Our
results
analysis
reveal
can
successfully
approximate
implement
group
with
negligible
error
when
number
features/neurons
(
N
)
approaches
$$N_pN_iN_o$$
Npio
,
where
i
o
represent
pixels
at
input
output
fields-of-view,
respectively,
p
refers
unique
This
find
various
applications
polarization-based
vision
tasks.
Advanced Photonics,
Journal Year:
2023,
Volume and Issue:
5(01)
Published: Jan. 9, 2023
We
report
deep
learning-based
design
of
a
massively
parallel
broadband
diffractive
neural
network
for
all-optically
performing
large
group
arbitrarily-selected,
complex-valued
linear
transformations
between
an
input
and
output
field-of-view,
each
with
N_i
N_o
pixels,
respectively.
This
processor
is
composed
N_w
wavelength
channels,
which
uniquely
assigned
to
distinct
target
transformation.
A
set
arbitrarily-selected
can
be
individually
performed
through
the
same
at
different
illumination
wavelengths,
either
simultaneously
or
sequentially
(wavelength
scanning).
demonstrate
that
such
network,
regardless
its
material
dispersion,
successfully
approximate
unique
transforms
negligible
error
when
number
neurons
(N)
in
matches
exceeds
2
x
N_o.
further
spectral
multiplexing
capability
(N_w)
increased
by
increasing
N;
our
numerical
analyses
confirm
these
conclusions
>
180,
e.g.,
~2000
depending
on
upper
bound
approximation
error.
Massively
parallel,
wavelength-multiplexed
networks
will
useful
designing
high-throughput
intelligent
machine
vision
systems
hyperspectral
processors
perform
statistical
inference
analyze
objects/scenes
properties.