A nanophotonic diffractive network performs morphological image processing, including dilation and erosion, purely through light propagation.

The advent of big data era raising significant challenges in information processing, especially in the aspect of capacity and power consumption. Situations become even worse when we consider the fact ...

Intrinsic synergy between optical navigation and advanced image processing techniques is reshaping aerospace, robotics and industrial applications. By integrating sensor data and sophisticated ...

This new type of optical memory unit,called a programmable photonic latch, is fast and scalable. It could offer a high-speed silicon photonics solution for volatile memory. WASHINGTON — Researchers ...

In a collaboration between scientists from Physics and Chemistry at the University of Bayreuth and Physical Chemistry at the University of Melbourne, it has now been possible to realize optically ...

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 potential for ...

Bill Gates is backing a bold bet that the next leap in computing power will not come from squeezing more transistors onto silicon, but from replacing electrons with light. The startup Neurophos is ...

(Nanowerk Spotlight) Optical information processing is a critical technology for applications ranging from machine vision to high-speed optical communication. However, current photodetection systems ...

Optalysys Ltd., an innovative technology company commercializing light-speed optical coprocessors for AI/Deep Learning announced they had successfully built the world’s first implementation of a ...

Speculation about extremely fast optical computing has existed since the invention of the laser. Delivering on those predictions, the first commercially available optical DSP, the EnLight256, can ...