The possibility of adapting the processor's reconfigurable nature to tasks like optical neural networks and photonic quantum computing suggests a versatile future for photonic systems.

The idea of optical computing—the use of photons instead of electrons to perform computational operations—has been around for decades. However, interest has resurged in recent years; the ...

Chinese scientists have produced what they claim is the world’s first ultra-high-parallel optical computing integrated chip, delivering a theoretical 2,560 tera-operations per second (TOPS) at a ...

Photonics is becoming a bigger sector as chip makers look for faster solutions. Akhetonics raises capital for its all-optical processor prototype.

High-detail view of an ultra-high parallelism optical computing integrated chip – “Liuxing-I”, showcasing the packaged parallel optical processor, driven by a high-precision 256-channel ...

Researchers have created an all-optical computer capable of 100 GHz speeds that runs off light instead of electricity.

Topics of interest include but are not limited to: Optical, photonics and quantum neural networks, machine learning, reservoir computing Optical and photonics logic components, processors and ...

All-Optical Computer Unveiled With 100 GHz Clock Speed The device paves the way for a new era of ultrafast computing, say researchers.

The processor can be made using legacy manufacturing nodes in the 90-nanometer to 250-nanometer range. According to Akhetonics, that makes the chip relatively inexpensive to produce.

The optical computing market encompasses a wide range of technologies, including photonic integrated circuits (PICs), optical processors, and quantum optical computing systems.

Spatially incoherent diffractive optical processors can handle data beyond non-negative values, potentially making them valuable in diverse scenarios, such as visual encryption and autonomous ...