As fast as modern electronics have become, they could be much faster if their operations were based on light, rather than ...

Using a high-risk, high-reward research strategy, Gu’s research group has made progress in developing new chip designs and applying unique materials for a wide range of optical communication, sensing ...

Optical computing often employs tailor-made hardware ... Photomixing Detector (IPD), a cost-effective amorphous silicon device, enabling high-bandwidth, long-distance, and high accuracy Time ...

At the heart of this new computer is an optical implementation of a recurrent neural network. The device operates entirely within the optical domain, utilizing laser pulses to process data.

“We use the concept of clock period to mean the minimum time between successive computer operations.” The researchers use their device to demonstrate a number of standard tasks for a neural network, ...

Optical materials are substances used to manipulate light for applications in fields like telecommunications, medical devices ...

A team of physicists has reimagined one of science’s most iconic experiments—but in the dimension of time. Researchers at ...

As artificial intelligence and smart devices continue to evolve, machine vision is taking an increasingly pivotal role as a ...

Current computer chips operate at gigahertz speeds – billions ... Current methods require complex combinations of electrical, thermal, and optical controls, making devices bulky and slow to respond.

Twisted moiré photonic crystals—an advanced type of optical metamaterial ... "These devices could be used for a range of applications including quantum computing, data communications ...

In contrast, diffractive optical neural networks (DONNs) in free space allow computing units to be freely ... modulators (SLMs), digital micromirror devices (DMDs), and information metasurfaces ...

“The extraordinary switching and memory capabilities of these nanocrystals may one day become integral to optical computing – a way to rapidly ... data centers and electronic devices. And not only do ...