Scalable intensity-based photonic matrix-vector multiplication processor using single-wavelength time-division-multiplexed signals

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Autores principales: Chai, Chengli, Tang, Rui, Okano, Makoto, Toprasertpong, Kasidit, Takagi, Shinichi, Takenaka, Mitsuru
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author Chai, Chengli
Tang, Rui
Okano, Makoto
Toprasertpong, Kasidit
Takagi, Shinichi
Takenaka, Mitsuru
author_facet Chai, Chengli
Tang, Rui
Okano, Makoto
Toprasertpong, Kasidit
Takagi, Shinichi
Takenaka, Mitsuru
contents Photonic integrated circuits provide a compact platform for ultrafast and energy-efficient matrix-vector multiplications (MVMs) in the optical domain. Recently, schemes based on time-division multiplexing (TDM) have been proposed as scalable approaches for realizing large-scale photonic MVM processors. However, existing demonstrations rely on coherent detection or multiple wavelengths, both of which complicate their operations. In this work, we demonstrate a scalable TDM-based photonic MVM processor that uses only single-wavelength intensity-modulated optical signals, thereby avoiding coherent detection and enabling simplified operations. A 32-channel processor is fabricated on a Si-on-insulator (SOI) platform and used to experimentally perform convolution operations in a convolutional neural network (CNN) for handwritten digit recognition, achieving a classification accuracy of 93.47% for 1500 images.
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spellingShingle Scalable intensity-based photonic matrix-vector multiplication processor using single-wavelength time-division-multiplexed signals
Chai, Chengli
Tang, Rui
Okano, Makoto
Toprasertpong, Kasidit
Takagi, Shinichi
Takenaka, Mitsuru
Optics
Emerging Technologies
Applied Physics
Photonic integrated circuits provide a compact platform for ultrafast and energy-efficient matrix-vector multiplications (MVMs) in the optical domain. Recently, schemes based on time-division multiplexing (TDM) have been proposed as scalable approaches for realizing large-scale photonic MVM processors. However, existing demonstrations rely on coherent detection or multiple wavelengths, both of which complicate their operations. In this work, we demonstrate a scalable TDM-based photonic MVM processor that uses only single-wavelength intensity-modulated optical signals, thereby avoiding coherent detection and enabling simplified operations. A 32-channel processor is fabricated on a Si-on-insulator (SOI) platform and used to experimentally perform convolution operations in a convolutional neural network (CNN) for handwritten digit recognition, achieving a classification accuracy of 93.47% for 1500 images.
title Scalable intensity-based photonic matrix-vector multiplication processor using single-wavelength time-division-multiplexed signals
topic Optics
Emerging Technologies
Applied Physics
url https://arxiv.org/abs/2501.18194