FONR Optical Computing ST

1988 ◽  
Author(s):  
H. J. Caulfield
Keyword(s):  
Optical Computing

Optical computing at NASA Ames Research Center

1991 ◽  
Author(s):  
MAX REID ◽  
MARIA BUALAT ◽  
JOHN DOWNIE ◽  
DAVID GALANT ◽  
CHARLES GARY ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Optical Computing ◽  
Research Center ◽  
Nasa Ames Research

Optical Computing Research

1988 ◽  
Author(s):  
Joseph W. Goodman ◽  
Jehosua Bruck
Keyword(s):  
Optical Computing

scholarly journals NanoLEDs for energy-efficient and gigahertz-speed spike-based sub-λ neuromorphic nanophotonic computing

Nanophotonics ◽  
2020 ◽  
Vol 9 (13) ◽  
pp. 4149-4162 ◽  
Author(s):  
Bruno Romeira ◽  
José M. L. Figueiredo ◽  
Julien Javaloyes
Keyword(s):  
Neural Networks ◽  
Energy Efficient ◽  
High Speed ◽  
Dynamic Properties ◽  
Optical Computing ◽  
Differential Conductance ◽  
Rate Equations ◽  
Dynamical Equations ◽  
Electrical Modulation ◽  
High Bandwidth

AbstractEvent-activated biological-inspired subwavelength (sub-λ) photonic neural networks are of key importance for future energy-efficient and high-bandwidth artificial intelligence systems. However, a miniaturized light-emitting nanosource for spike-based operation of interest for neuromorphic optical computing is still lacking. In this work, we propose and theoretically analyze a novel nanoscale nanophotonic neuron circuit. It is formed by a quantum resonant tunneling (QRT) nanostructure monolithic integrated into a sub-λ metal-cavity nanolight-emitting diode (nanoLED). The resulting optical nanosource displays a negative differential conductance which controls the all-or-nothing optical spiking response of the nanoLED. Here we demonstrate efficient activation of the spiking response via high-speed nonlinear electrical modulation of the nanoLED. A model that combines the dynamical equations of the circuit which considers the nonlinear voltage-controlled current characteristic, and rate equations that takes into account the Purcell enhancement of the spontaneous emission, is used to provide a theoretical framework to investigate the optical spiking dynamic properties of the neuromorphic nanoLED. We show inhibitory- and excitatory-like optical spikes at multi-gigahertz speeds can be achieved upon receiving exceptionally low (sub-10 mV) synaptic-like electrical activation signals, lower than biological voltages of 100 mV, and with remarkably low energy consumption, in the range of 10–100 fJ per emitted spike. Importantly, the energy per spike is roughly constant and almost independent of the incoming modulating frequency signal, which is markedly different from conventional current modulation schemes. This method of spike generation in neuromorphic nanoLED devices paves the way for sub-λ incoherent neural elements for fast and efficient asynchronous neural computation in photonic spiking neural networks.

scholarly journals Optical computing

2009 ◽  
Vol 215 (4) ◽  
pp. 1417-1430 ◽  
Author(s):  
Damien Woods ◽  
Thomas J. Naughton
Keyword(s):  
Optical Computing
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