tag: optical computing

Building Fixed HW Implementations of Neural Networks (Yale, Cornell et al.)
By Technical Paper Link - 29 May, 2026 - Comments: 0

Researchers from Yale University, Cornell University, Boston University, and NTT Research have published “Physical Foundation Models: Fixed hardware implementations of large-scale neural networks”. Abstract "Foundation models are deep neural networks (such as GPT-5, Gemini~3, and Opus~4) trained on large datasets that can perform diverse downstream tasks -- text and code generation, q... » read more

Research Bits: May 19
By Jesse Allen - 19 May, 2026 - Comments: 0

Programmable PIC Researchers from the University of Washington designed a low-power programmable photonic integrated circuit that is electrically reconfigurable and can be mass-produced. “This optical chip could help to accelerate the prototyping cycle while reducing power consumption for applications like AI computing. Our study is also the first time someone has shown that these kinds o... » read more

Energy-Efficient Scalable Silicon Photonic Platform For AI Accelerator HW
By Technical Paper Link - 12 Mar, 2025 - Comments: 0

A new technical paper titled "Large-Scale Integrated Photonic Device Platform for Energy-Efficient AI/ML Accelerators" was published by researchers at HP Labs, IIT Madras, Microsoft Research and University of Michigan. Abstract "The convergence of deep learning and Big Data has spurred significant interest in developing novel hardware that can run large artificial intelligence (AI) workload... » read more

Research Bits: Jan. 7
By Jesse Allen - 07 Jan, 2025 - Comments: 0

Deep UV microLED for maskless lithography Researchers from the Hong Kong University of Science and Technology, Southern University of Science and Technology, and the Suzhou Institute of Nanotechnology developed an aluminum gallium nitride deep-ultraviolet microLED display array for maskless lithography.  They also built a maskless lithography prototype platform. "The team achieved key brea... » read more

Research Bits: Nov. 5
By Jesse Allen - 05 Nov, 2024 - Comments: 0

Optical in-memory computing Researchers from the University of Pittsburgh, University of California Santa Barbara, University of Cagliari, and Institute of Science Tokyo propose a resonance-based photonic architecture which leverages the non-reciprocal phase shift in magneto-optical materials to implement photonic in-memory computing. “The materials we use in developing these cells have b... » read more

Ultrafast Optical Chirality Logic Gates (Aalto University)
By Technical Paper Link - 16 Dec, 2022 - Comments: 0

A technical paper titled "Chirality logic gates" was published by researchers at Aalto University (Finland), National Center for Nanoscience and Technology (Beijing), and University of Cambridge. Abstract (partial) "The ever-growing demand for faster and more efficient data transfer and processing has brought optical computation strategies to the forefront of research in next-generation com... » read more

Scalable Optical AI Accelerator Based on a Crossbar Architecture
By Technical Paper Link - 08 Nov, 2022 - Comments: 0

A new technical paper titled "Scalable Coherent Optical Crossbar Architecture using PCM for AI Acceleration" was published by researchers at University of Washington. Abstract: "Optical computing has been recently proposed as a new compute paradigm to meet the demands of future AI/ML workloads in datacenters and supercomputers. However, proposed implementations so far suffer from lack of sc... » read more

Compact and Tunable Electro-Optic Modulator for Free Space Applications Modulating Light at Gigahertz Speed
By Technical Paper Link - 10 Jun, 2022 - Comments: 0

New research paper titled "Gigahertz free-space electro-optic modulators based on Mie resonances" from researchers at Harvard John A. Paulson School of Engineering and Applied Sciences (SEAS), in collaboration with researchers at the department of Chemistry at the University of Washington. Partial Abstract "Electro-optic modulators are essential for sensing, metrology and telecommunicatio... » read more

Power/Performance Bits: Aug. 14
By Jesse Allen - 14 Aug, 2018 - Comments: 1

All-optical logic Researchers from Aalto University developed multifunction all-optical logic gates using a network of nanowires. To build the nanostructure, the team assembled two different semiconductor nanowires, indium phosphide and aluminum gallium arsenide. The nanowires have a unique one-dimensional structure, which allows them to function like nanosized antennas for light. Using ... » read more

Design Automation For Silicon Photonics: Pushing Research Into Production
By Chris Cone - 07 Jun, 2018 - Comments: 0

Silicon photonics is a transformative technology that will have a major impact on system architectures in future IC design applications. Already a major solution for Datacom applications and emerging applications in sensing, design techniques in silicon photonics, with the ability to leverage CMOS technology to integrate large numbers of photonic components, are now being applied to enable opti... » read more

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