Optical neural networks: progress and challenges

T Fu, J Zhang, R Sun, Y Huang, W Xu, S Yang… - Light: Science & …, 2024 - nature.com
Artificial intelligence has prevailed in all trades and professions due to the assistance of big
data resources, advanced algorithms, and high-performance electronic hardware. However …

Photonics for Neuromorphic Computing: Fundamentals, Devices, and Opportunities

R Li, Y Gong, H Huang, Y Zhou, S Mao… - Advanced …, 2024 - Wiley Online Library
In the dynamic landscape of Artificial Intelligence (AI), two notable phenomena are
becoming predominant: the exponential growth of large AI model sizes and the explosion of …

Fully forward mode training for optical neural networks

Z Xue, T Zhou, Z Xu, S Yu, Q Dai, L Fang - Nature, 2024 - nature.com
Optical computing promises to improve the speed and energy efficiency of machine learning
applications,,,,–. However, current approaches to efficiently train these models are limited by …

[HTML][HTML] Roadmap on photonic metasurfaces

SA Schulz, R Oulton, M Kenney, A Alù, I Staude… - Applied Physics …, 2024 - pubs.aip.org
Here we present a roadmap on Photonic metasurfaces. This document consists of a number
of perspective articles on different applications, challenge areas or technologies underlying …

Freeform direct-write and rewritable photonic integrated circuits in phase-change thin films

C Wu, H Deng, YS Huang, H Yu, I Takeuchi… - Science …, 2024 - science.org
Photonic integrated circuits (PICs) with rapid prototyping and reprogramming capabilities
promise revolutionary impacts on a plethora of photonic technologies. We report direct-write …

Recent progress in silicon‐based photonic integrated circuits and emerging applications

Z Xiao, W Liu, S Xu, J Zhou, Z Ren… - Advanced Optical …, 2023 - Wiley Online Library
In recent years, with the further ministration of the semiconductor device in integrated
circuits, power consumption and data transmission bandwidth have become insurmountable …

Large-scale error-tolerant programmable interferometer fabricated by femtosecond laser writing

I Kondratyev, V Ivanova, S Fldzhyan… - Photonics …, 2024 - opg.optica.org
We introduce a programmable eight-port interferometer with the recently proposed error-
tolerant architecture capable of performing a broad class of transformations. The …

Redundancy-free integrated optical convolver for optical neural networks based on arrayed waveguide grating

S Zhang, H Zhou, B Wu, X Jiang, D Gao, J Xu… - Nanophotonics, 2024 - degruyter.com
Optical neural networks (ONNs) have gained significant attention due to their potential for
high-speed and energy-efficient computation in artificial intelligence. The implementation of …

Quantum-secure multiparty deep learning

K Sulimany, SK Vadlamani, R Hamerly… - arXiv preprint arXiv …, 2024 - arxiv.org
Secure multiparty computation enables the joint evaluation of multivariate functions across
distributed users while ensuring the privacy of their local inputs. This field has become …

Scaling on-chip photonic neural processors using arbitrarily programmable wave propagation

T Onodera, MM Stein, BA Ash, MM Sohoni… - arXiv preprint arXiv …, 2024 - arxiv.org
On-chip photonic processors for neural networks have potential benefits in both speed and
energy efficiency but have not yet reached the scale at which they can outperform electronic …