SCALING HAS A PHYSICAL COST
Scaling photonic circuits means more than adding waveguides.
Explore thermal drift, optical loss, and calibration challenges that shape the limits of large-scale integration.
#SiliconPhotonics #IntegratedPhotonics #HardwareEngineering #OpticalComputing
Scaling photonic circuits means more than adding waveguides.
Explore thermal drift, optical loss, and calibration challenges that shape the limits of large-scale integration.
#SiliconPhotonics #IntegratedPhotonics #HardwareEngineering #OpticalComputing
November 4, 2026 at 9:05 PM
SCALING HAS A PHYSICAL COST
Scaling photonic circuits means more than adding waveguides.
Explore thermal drift, optical loss, and calibration challenges that shape the limits of large-scale integration.
#SiliconPhotonics #IntegratedPhotonics #HardwareEngineering #OpticalComputing
Scaling photonic circuits means more than adding waveguides.
Explore thermal drift, optical loss, and calibration challenges that shape the limits of large-scale integration.
#SiliconPhotonics #IntegratedPhotonics #HardwareEngineering #OpticalComputing
THE MATRIX IS THE MACHINE
How can light implement complex matrix operations at the speed of light?
Discover photonic meshes, singular value decomposition, and the engineering challenges behind large-scale optical processors.
#OpticalComputing #MatrixMath #PhotonicMesh #SVD #ParallelComputation
How can light implement complex matrix operations at the speed of light?
Discover photonic meshes, singular value decomposition, and the engineering challenges behind large-scale optical processors.
#OpticalComputing #MatrixMath #PhotonicMesh #SVD #ParallelComputation
October 31, 2026 at 8:27 PM
THE MATRIX IS THE MACHINE
How can light implement complex matrix operations at the speed of light?
Discover photonic meshes, singular value decomposition, and the engineering challenges behind large-scale optical processors.
#OpticalComputing #MatrixMath #PhotonicMesh #SVD #ParallelComputation
How can light implement complex matrix operations at the speed of light?
Discover photonic meshes, singular value decomposition, and the engineering challenges behind large-scale optical processors.
#OpticalComputing #MatrixMath #PhotonicMesh #SVD #ParallelComputation
Demonstrated photonic approach generates high-dimensional hypervectors using silicon photonics and optical scattering media, achieving 88% MNIST accuracy with potential energy-efficiency advantages for optical machine learning inference.
#PhotonicComputing #OpticalComputing #Research
#PhotonicComputing #OpticalComputing #Research
Optical Hypervector Generation for Hyperdimensional Computing
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September 22, 2026 at 8:39 AM
Demonstrated photonic approach generates high-dimensional hypervectors using silicon photonics and optical scattering media, achieving 88% MNIST accuracy with potential energy-efficiency advantages for optical machine learning inference.
#PhotonicComputing #OpticalComputing #Research
#PhotonicComputing #OpticalComputing #Research
New paper on #Arxiv and my first foray into the field of #OpticalComputing (and #MachineLearning , the good one, not LLMs&co).
A (long-ish) thread 🧵
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arxiv.org/abs/2609.02733
A (long-ish) thread 🧵
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arxiv.org/abs/2609.02733
Optical Reservoir Computing with Structural Nonlinearity for Forecasting Chaotic Time Series
Optical computing offers a promising route to high-speed, energy-efficient information processing. However, implementing nonlinear operations typically requires strong light-matter interactions. Here,...
arxiv.org
September 3, 2026 at 10:26 AM
New paper on #Arxiv and my first foray into the field of #OpticalComputing (and #MachineLearning , the good one, not LLMs&co).
A (long-ish) thread 🧵
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arxiv.org/abs/2609.02733
A (long-ish) thread 🧵
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arxiv.org/abs/2609.02733
Paper of the Day ! 📄
Only light controls this memory chip: two colors raise or lower its memory, and a 32x32 chip learned blood-cell images with 96.5% accuracy. Would you trust light-only chips to help doctors?
Paper: doi.org/10.1007/s40820-026-02331-4
#photonics #opticalcomputing #aihardware
Only light controls this memory chip: two colors raise or lower its memory, and a 32x32 chip learned blood-cell images with 96.5% accuracy. Would you trust light-only chips to help doctors?
Paper: doi.org/10.1007/s40820-026-02331-4
#photonics #opticalcomputing #aihardware
Client Challenge
doi.org
September 1, 2026 at 4:01 PM
Paper of the Day ! 📄
Only light controls this memory chip: two colors raise or lower its memory, and a 32x32 chip learned blood-cell images with 96.5% accuracy. Would you trust light-only chips to help doctors?
Paper: doi.org/10.1007/s40820-026-02331-4
#photonics #opticalcomputing #aihardware
Only light controls this memory chip: two colors raise or lower its memory, and a 32x32 chip learned blood-cell images with 96.5% accuracy. Would you trust light-only chips to help doctors?
Paper: doi.org/10.1007/s40820-026-02331-4
#photonics #opticalcomputing #aihardware
For #SpotlightSunday, view this Spotlight Summary by Tianbao Yu of #OPG_OpEx: Verifiably stable nonlinear control with reinforcement-learned diffractive optical networks https://bit.ly/3USdhj8 #PassiveOpticalNetworks #OpticalComputing 💡⚛️
August 30, 2026 at 4:13 PM
For #SpotlightSunday, view this Spotlight Summary by Tianbao Yu of #OPG_OpEx: Verifiably stable nonlinear control with reinforcement-learned diffractive optical networks https://bit.ly/3USdhj8 #PassiveOpticalNetworks #OpticalComputing 💡⚛️
QCi demonstriert Dünnschicht-Lithiumniobat-Foundry-Dienstleistungen und Quantenphotonische Hardware auf der SPIE 2026 und bietet Einblicke in optische Quantencomputing-Plattformen sowie Fertigungsfähigkeiten.
#Quantenphotonics #OpticalComputing #Nachrichten
#Quantenphotonics #OpticalComputing #Nachrichten
QCi präsentiert Quantenphotonische Hardware auf der SPIE Optics + Photonics 2026
quantumcomputinginc.com
August 17, 2026 at 11:32 AM
QCi demonstriert Dünnschicht-Lithiumniobat-Foundry-Dienstleistungen und Quantenphotonische Hardware auf der SPIE 2026 und bietet Einblicke in optische Quantencomputing-Plattformen sowie Fertigungsfähigkeiten.
#Quantenphotonics #OpticalComputing #Nachrichten
#Quantenphotonics #OpticalComputing #Nachrichten
QCi demonstrates thin-film lithium niobate foundry services and quantum photonic hardware at SPIE 2026, offering insights into optical quantum computing platforms and manufacturing capabilities.
#QuantumPhotonics #OpticalComputing #News
#QuantumPhotonics #OpticalComputing #News
QCi Showcases Quantum Photonic Hardware at SPIE Optics + Photonics 2026
iq.fp2.dev
August 17, 2026 at 11:32 AM
QCi demonstrates thin-film lithium niobate foundry services and quantum photonic hardware at SPIE 2026, offering insights into optical quantum computing platforms and manufacturing capabilities.
#QuantumPhotonics #OpticalComputing #News
#QuantumPhotonics #OpticalComputing #News
Pixelated programmable Si₃N₄ #PhotonicIntegratedCircuits with a laser‑written Sb₂S₃ matrix achieve record 20 levels at 785 nm, enabling precise phase/amplitude control for #NeuromorphicPhotonics, #OpticalComputing and reconfigurable metasurfaces.
#IJEM: doi.org/10.1088/2631...
#IJEM: doi.org/10.1088/2631...
January 25, 2026 at 7:00 AM
Pixelated programmable Si₃N₄ #PhotonicIntegratedCircuits with a laser‑written Sb₂S₃ matrix achieve record 20 levels at 785 nm, enabling precise phase/amplitude control for #NeuromorphicPhotonics, #OpticalComputing and reconfigurable metasurfaces.
#IJEM: doi.org/10.1088/2631...
#IJEM: doi.org/10.1088/2631...
Source: Light: Science & Applications, 2026-07-06, DOI 10.1038/s41377-026-02394-3. One lab-scale chip on benchmark datasets, not shown to beat standard AI hardware or deployed anywhere. Scollr scan. #OpticalComputing #NeuromorphicEngineering #PhotonicChip #MachineLearning #ScienceReels
July 14, 2026 at 2:39 PM
Source: Light: Science & Applications, 2026-07-06, DOI 10.1038/s41377-026-02394-3. One lab-scale chip on benchmark datasets, not shown to beat standard AI hardware or deployed anywhere. Scollr scan. #OpticalComputing #NeuromorphicEngineering #PhotonicChip #MachineLearning #ScienceReels
China's New Taichi Photonic Chip Could Help Closing the Gap to Nvidia's AI Accelerators
#AI #Photonics #OpticalComputing #Semiconductors #AIchips #Tsinghua #EnergyEfficiency #DeepLearning #AIGC #TaichiChip #AIAccelerators
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#AI #Photonics #OpticalComputing #Semiconductors #AIchips #Tsinghua #EnergyEfficiency #DeepLearning #AIGC #TaichiChip #AIAccelerators
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China's New Taichi Photonic Chip Could Help Closing the Gap to Nvidia's AI Accelerators - WinBuzzer
Taichi has demonstrated high efficiency and complex AI task handling, using a novel hybrid optical approach to overcome scaling issues.
winbuzzer.com
April 22, 2025 at 9:29 AM
China's New Taichi Photonic Chip Could Help Closing the Gap to Nvidia's AI Accelerators
#AI #Photonics #OpticalComputing #Semiconductors #AIchips #Tsinghua #EnergyEfficiency #DeepLearning #AIGC #TaichiChip #AIAccelerators
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#AI #Photonics #OpticalComputing #Semiconductors #AIchips #Tsinghua #EnergyEfficiency #DeepLearning #AIGC #TaichiChip #AIAccelerators
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If you are looking for a #PhD and are interested in working on #OpticalComputing for #MachineLearning (and to spend some time in the UK and some time in Australia), contact me!
Got the funding but the official advert is not out yet. Will update when it is (but the deadlines are going to be short).
Got the funding but the official advert is not out yet. Will update when it is (but the deadlines are going to be short).
June 4, 2024 at 8:51 AM
If you are looking for a #PhD and are interested in working on #OpticalComputing for #MachineLearning (and to spend some time in the UK and some time in Australia), contact me!
Got the funding but the official advert is not out yet. Will update when it is (but the deadlines are going to be short).
Got the funding but the official advert is not out yet. Will update when it is (but the deadlines are going to be short).
An Editors' Pick via #OPG_JOSA_A: Parallel string comparison using spatially separated controlled-SWAP gates based on Laguerre–Gaussian modes of light https://bit.ly/3PdRnES #OpticalComputing #StructuredLight💡⚛️
May 19, 2026 at 5:30 PM
An Editors' Pick via #OPG_JOSA_A: Parallel string comparison using spatially separated controlled-SWAP gates based on Laguerre–Gaussian modes of light https://bit.ly/3PdRnES #OpticalComputing #StructuredLight💡⚛️
An Editors' Pick via #OPG_OpEx: Expanding detection bandwidth via a photonic reservoir for ultrafast optical sensing https://bit.ly/4roLt0P #OpticalComputing #QuantumEfficiency💡⚛️
February 4, 2026 at 12:46 PM
An Editors' Pick via #OPG_OpEx: Expanding detection bandwidth via a photonic reservoir for ultrafast optical sensing https://bit.ly/4roLt0P #OpticalComputing #QuantumEfficiency💡⚛️
The Light-Based Computing Revolution: The Future of Processors at the Speed of Light! 💡⚡ Learn how new technologies can reshape the world of artificial intelligence and reduce energy consumption. Details here:
🔗 technovainsight.com/light-based-...
#OpticalComputing #Al #Technology
🔗 technovainsight.com/light-based-...
#OpticalComputing #Al #Technology
Light-Based Computing Advances
Light-Based Computing is rapidly reshaping the future of data processing by replacing traditional electronic components with optical technologies. This shift pr
technovainsight.com
April 13, 2025 at 11:00 PM
The Light-Based Computing Revolution: The Future of Processors at the Speed of Light! 💡⚡ Learn how new technologies can reshape the world of artificial intelligence and reduce energy consumption. Details here:
🔗 technovainsight.com/light-based-...
#OpticalComputing #Al #Technology
🔗 technovainsight.com/light-based-...
#OpticalComputing #Al #Technology
Parallel all‑optical neural network (SP‑AONN) boosts classification accuracy and noise robustness as sub‑networks increase, using a 4‑F optical system without nonlinear components. https://getnews.me/spatially-parallel-all-optical-neural-networks-boost-accuracy/ #opticalcomputing #neuralnetworks
October 1, 2025 at 5:35 AM
Parallel all‑optical neural network (SP‑AONN) boosts classification accuracy and noise robustness as sub‑networks increase, using a 4‑F optical system without nonlinear components. https://getnews.me/spatially-parallel-all-optical-neural-networks-boost-accuracy/ #opticalcomputing #neuralnetworks
Microsoft unveiled a prototype analog optical computer using micro‑LED arrays and camera sensors, which the researchers say can offer roughly a hundred‑fold boost in AI energy efficiency. https://getnews.me/microsofts-optical-computer-promises-100-fold-ai-energy-savings/ #microsoft #opticalcomputing
September 9, 2025 at 11:33 AM
Microsoft unveiled a prototype analog optical computer using micro‑LED arrays and camera sensors, which the researchers say can offer roughly a hundred‑fold boost in AI energy efficiency. https://getnews.me/microsofts-optical-computer-promises-100-fold-ai-energy-savings/ #microsoft #opticalcomputing
Q.ANT NPU executes complex, non-linear mathematics natively using light instead of electrons, promising to deliver at least 30 times greater energy efficiency and significant computational speed improvements over traditional CMOS
www.eejournal.com/article/a-bo...
#HPC #OpticalComputing
www.eejournal.com/article/a-bo...
#HPC #OpticalComputing
December 10, 2024 at 1:59 PM
Q.ANT NPU executes complex, non-linear mathematics natively using light instead of electrons, promising to deliver at least 30 times greater energy efficiency and significant computational speed improvements over traditional CMOS
www.eejournal.com/article/a-bo...
#HPC #OpticalComputing
www.eejournal.com/article/a-bo...
#HPC #OpticalComputing
RESEARCH NEWS: Our scientists have developed photon-avalanching nanoparticles that exhibit a phenomenon called “intrinsic optical bistability,” which could enable optical memory for #OpticalComputing. @molecularfoundry.lbl.gov 🧪 #TechInnovation
New Photon-Avalanching Nanoparticles Could Enable Next-Generation Optical Computers
newscenter.lbl.gov
February 26, 2025 at 4:03 PM
RESEARCH NEWS: Our scientists have developed photon-avalanching nanoparticles that exhibit a phenomenon called “intrinsic optical bistability,” which could enable optical memory for #OpticalComputing. @molecularfoundry.lbl.gov 🧪 #TechInnovation
Beyond Silicon: Recent Breakthroughs Reveal How Light-Based Processors Are Tackling Their Toughest Challenges
#OpticalComputing #Photonics #AI #ArtificialIntelligence #Tech #Innovation #FutureOfComputing #FactRage #FactRageNews
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#OpticalComputing #Photonics #AI #ArtificialIntelligence #Tech #Innovation #FutureOfComputing #FactRage #FactRageNews
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The Optical Computing Revolution: How Light-Based Chips Are Powering the Next AI Era
"Recent breakthroughs in optical computing are overcoming long-standing challenges, paving the way for light-based processors to power the next era of AI."
tglm.us
July 30, 2025 at 12:17 AM
Beyond Silicon: Recent Breakthroughs Reveal How Light-Based Processors Are Tackling Their Toughest Challenges
#OpticalComputing #Photonics #AI #ArtificialIntelligence #Tech #Innovation #FutureOfComputing #FactRage #FactRageNews
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#OpticalComputing #Photonics #AI #ArtificialIntelligence #Tech #Innovation #FutureOfComputing #FactRage #FactRageNews
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13/15 Optical Computing LLMs: Crystals with waveguides perform logic using light! LLM consumes ZERO energy, lasts forever (quantadev). Futuristic concept! 💡 #opticalcomputing #LLM #futuretech
May 2, 2025 at 8:00 AM
13/15 Optical Computing LLMs: Crystals with waveguides perform logic using light! LLM consumes ZERO energy, lasts forever (quantadev). Futuristic concept! 💡 #opticalcomputing #LLM #futuretech