<p>Advanced image processing will be crucial
for emerging technologies such as autonomous driving, where the requirement to quickly
recognize and classify objects under rapidly changing, poor visibility
environments in real time will be needed. Photonic technologies will be key
for next-generation signal and information processing, due to their wide
bandwidths of 10’s of Terahertz and
versatility. Here, we demonstrate broadband real time analog image and video
processing with an ultrahigh bandwidth photonic processor that is highly
versatile and reconfigurable. It is capable of massively parallel processing
over 10,000 video signals simultaneously in real time, performing key functions
needed for object recognition, such as edge enhancement and detection. Our
system, based on a soliton crystal Kerr optical micro-comb with a 49GHz spacing
with >90 wavelengths in the C-band, is highly versatile, performing
different functions without changing the physical hardware. These results highlight
the potential for photonic processing based on Kerr microcombs for chip-scale
fully programmable high-speed real time video processing for next generation
technologies.</p>