Optical neural computing harnesses the physical properties of light to perform neural network operations with unprecedented parallelism, speed and energy efficiency. By encoding weights and inputs ...

Energy-efficient visible-band intelligent vision processors demands both optical neural network (ONN) design and high-speed nanofabrication advances. Chinese researchers proposed a random-projection ...

As artificial intelligence grows more powerful, so does its appetite for speed and energy. The quest for faster, smarter systems has driven researchers to an unlikely ally—light itself. A new study by ...

A new optical interconnect system from Peking University uses silicon photonics and custom AI algorithms to overcome one of ...

Optical logic operations and computing systems harness photons rather than electrons to perform arithmetic and logic functions, offering prospects for unprecedented processing speed, bandwidth and ...

Want to call someone a quick-thinker? The easiest cliché for doing so is calling her a computer – in fact, “computers” was the literal job title of the “Hidden Figures” mathematicians who drove the ...

Optical interconnects, leveraging intrinsic advantages such as high bandwidth, low loss, and immunity to electromagnetic interference (EMI), are thus regarded as a promising solution to these barriers ...

Machine learning and nanophotonics combine to enable fast, energy-efficient computing and sensing with potential for transformative AI-driven technologies. Fueled by metasurfaces and integrated ...

MOUNTAIN VIEW, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Lightmatter, the leader in photonic (super)computing, today announced the Passage™ L20, a 6.4 Tbps (each direction) optical engine (OE) designed to accelerate ...

Opaque materials can transmit light when excited by a high-intensity laser beam. This process, known as optical bleaching, induces a nonlinear effect that temporarily alters the properties of a ...

During MWC Shanghai 2026, the AI-ON Summit, themed "Networks for AI, AI for Networks," was successfully held. The event brought together the Information and Communication Technology Committee of China ...