Probing a theoretical framework for a Photonic Extreme Learning Machine

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Hauptverfasser: Rocha, Vicente, Silva, Duarte, Moreira, Felipe C., Monteiro, Catarina S., Ferreira, Tiago D., Silva, Nuno A.
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author Rocha, Vicente
Silva, Duarte
Moreira, Felipe C.
Monteiro, Catarina S.
Ferreira, Tiago D.
Silva, Nuno A.
author_facet Rocha, Vicente
Silva, Duarte
Moreira, Felipe C.
Monteiro, Catarina S.
Ferreira, Tiago D.
Silva, Nuno A.
contents The development of computing paradigms alternative to von Neumann architectures has recently fueled significant progress in novel all-optical processing solutions. In this work, we investigate how the coherence properties can be exploited for computing by expanding information onto a higher-dimensional space in the photonic extreme learning machine framework. A theoretical framework is provided based on the transmission matrix formalism, mapping the input plane onto the output camera plane, resulting in the establishment of the connection with complex extreme learning machines and derivation of upper bounds for the hidden space dimensionality as well as the form of the activation functions. Experiments using free-space propagation through a diffusive medium, performed in low-dimensional input space regimes, validate the model and the proposed estimator for the dimensionality. Overall, the framework presented and the findings enclosed have the potential to foster further research in a multitude of directions, from the development of robust general-purpose all-optical hardware to a full-stack integration with optical sensing devices toward edge computing solutions.
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spellingShingle Probing a theoretical framework for a Photonic Extreme Learning Machine
Rocha, Vicente
Silva, Duarte
Moreira, Felipe C.
Monteiro, Catarina S.
Ferreira, Tiago D.
Silva, Nuno A.
Optics
The development of computing paradigms alternative to von Neumann architectures has recently fueled significant progress in novel all-optical processing solutions. In this work, we investigate how the coherence properties can be exploited for computing by expanding information onto a higher-dimensional space in the photonic extreme learning machine framework. A theoretical framework is provided based on the transmission matrix formalism, mapping the input plane onto the output camera plane, resulting in the establishment of the connection with complex extreme learning machines and derivation of upper bounds for the hidden space dimensionality as well as the form of the activation functions. Experiments using free-space propagation through a diffusive medium, performed in low-dimensional input space regimes, validate the model and the proposed estimator for the dimensionality. Overall, the framework presented and the findings enclosed have the potential to foster further research in a multitude of directions, from the development of robust general-purpose all-optical hardware to a full-stack integration with optical sensing devices toward edge computing solutions.
title Probing a theoretical framework for a Photonic Extreme Learning Machine
topic Optics
url https://arxiv.org/abs/2510.02918