An all-optical neuron with sigmoid activation function

G Mourgias-Alexandris, A Tsakyridis, N Passalis… - Optics express, 2019 - opg.optica.org
We present an all-optical neuron that utilizes a logistic sigmoid activation function, using a
Wavelength-Division Multiplexing (WDM) input & weighting scheme. The activation function …

Optics in computing: From photonic network-on-chip to chip-to-chip interconnects and disintegrated architectures

T Alexoudi, N Terzenidis, S Pitris… - Journal of Lightwave …, 2018 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
Following a decade of radical advances in the areas of integrated photonics and computing
architectures, we discuss the use of optics in the current computing landscape attempting to …

High-performance end-to-end deep learning IM/DD link using optics-informed neural networks

I Roumpos, LD Marinis, M Kirtas, N Passalis, A Tefas… - Optics …, 2023 - opg.optica.org
In this paper, we introduce optics-informed Neural Networks and demonstrate
experimentally how they can improve performance of End-to-End deep learning models for …

10 Gb/s optical random access memory (RAM) cell

A Tsakyridis, T Alexoudi, A Miliou, N Pleros… - Optics letters, 2019 - opg.optica.org
Optical random access memories (RAMs) have been conceived as high-bandwidth
alternatives of their electronic counterparts, raising expectations for ultra-fast operation that …

High-port and low-latency optical switches for disaggregated data centers: the Hipoλaos switch architecture

N Terzenidis, M Moralis-Pegios… - Journal of Optical …, 2018 - opg.optica.org
The emergence of disaggregation in data center (DC) architectures as a way to increase
resource utilization introduces significant challenges to the DC switching infrastructure …

High-port low-latency optical switch architecture with optical feed-forward buffering for 256-node disaggregated data centers

N Terzenidis, M Moralis-Pegios… - Optics …, 2018 - opg.optica.org
Departing from traditional server-centric data center architectures towards disaggregated
systems that can offer increased resource utilization at reduced cost and energy envelopes …

All-optical AND, NOR, and XNOR logic gates using semiconductor optical amplifiers-based Mach-Zehnder interferometer followed by a delayed interferometer

A Alquliah, A Kotb, SC Singh, C Guo - Optik, 2021 - Elsevier
The feasibility of increasing quality factor (QF) of all-optical AND, NOR, and XNOR logic
gates based on semiconductor optical amplifiers-assisted Mach-Zehnder interferometer …

Gridless optical networking field trial: flexible spectrum switching, defragmentation and transport of 10G/40G/100G/555G over 620-km field fiber

N Amaya, M Irfan, G Zervas, K Banias, M Garrich… - Optics express, 2011 - opg.optica.org
We present results from the first gridless networking field trial with flexible spectrum
switching nodes and 620 km of installed fibre links. Signals at 10G, 12.25 G, 42.7 G, DP …

A 1024-port optical uni-and multicast packet switch fabric

M Moralis-Pegios, N Terzenidis… - Journal of Lightwave …, 2019 - opg.optica.org
Novel Data Center (DC) architectures based on resource disaggregation hold the potential
to increase the resource utilization at a reduced energy and cost envelope, imposing …

25.6 Tbps capacity and sub-µsec latency switching for datacenters using> 1000-port optical packet switch architectures

A Tsakyridis, N Terzenidis… - IEEE Journal of …, 2020 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
We discuss the challenges and limitations of current electrical DataCenter switches towards
scaling beyond the 25.6 Tb/s capacity-era while meeting a low-latency and high-radix …