Programmable, high-speed all-optical nonlinear activation functions for neuromorphic photonics

Aashu Jha, Chaoran Huang, Paul R. Prucnal

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Abstract

We experimentally demonstrate programmable, all-optical nonlinear activation functions, including: rectified linear unit (ReLU), inverse-ReLU and quadratic functions, on a silicon-nitride platform at a remarkable speed of 10 Gbps, enabling real-time processing on all-purpose photonic hardware.

Original languageEnglish (US)
Title of host publicationOptical Fiber Communication Conference, OFC 2021
PublisherOptica Publishing Group (formerly OSA)
ISBN (Electronic)9781557528209
StatePublished - 2021
EventOptical Fiber Communication Conference, OFC 2021 - Virtual, Online, United States
Duration: Jun 6 2021Jun 11 2021

Publication series

NameOptics InfoBase Conference Papers

Conference

ConferenceOptical Fiber Communication Conference, OFC 2021
Country/TerritoryUnited States
CityVirtual, Online
Period6/6/216/11/21

All Science Journal Classification (ASJC) codes

  • Electronic, Optical and Magnetic Materials
  • Mechanics of Materials

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