A Modified Mesh with Individually Monitored Interferometers for Fast Programmable Optical Processors
Kaveh (Hassan) Rahbardar Mojaver, Bokun Zhao, and Odile, Liboiron-Ladouceur
TL;DR
This paper introduces a new interferometer mesh architecture for programmable optical processors that significantly enhances energy efficiency while maintaining high computation accuracy at 2 kHz.
Contribution
It presents a modified mesh with individually monitored interferometers and an efficient programming scheme, improving energy efficiency by 83%.
Findings
Energy efficiency improved by 83%.
Maintains computation accuracy at 2 kHz.
Novel mesh architecture with monitored interferometers.
Abstract
We demonstrate a novel mesh of interferometers for programmable optical processors. Employing an efficient programming scheme, the proposed architecture improves energy efficiency by 83% maintaining the same computation accuracy for weight matrix changes at 2 kHz.
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TopicsNeural Networks and Reservoir Computing · Photonic and Optical Devices · Optical Network Technologies