Perspective on 3D vertically-integrated photonic neural networks based on VCSEL arrays

Autor: Gu Min, Dong Yibo, Yu Haoyi, Luan Haitao, Zhang Qiming
Jazyk: angličtina
Rok vydání: 2023
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Zdroj: Nanophotonics, Vol 12, Iss 5, Pp 827-832 (2023)
Druh dokumentu: article
ISSN: 2192-8614
DOI: 10.1515/nanoph-2022-0437
Popis: The rapid development of artificial intelligence has stimulated the interest in the novel designs of photonic neural networks. As three-dimensional (3D) neural networks, the diffractive neural networks (DNNs) relying on the diffractive phenomena of light, has demonstrated their superb performance in the direct parallel processing of two-dimensional (2D) optical data at the speed of light. Despite the outstanding achievements, DNNs utilize centimeter-scale devices to generate the input data passively, making the miniaturization and on-chip integration of DNNs a challenging task. Here, we provide our perspective on utilizing addressable vertical-cavity surface-emitting laser (VCSEL) arrays as a promising data input device and integrated platform to achieve compact, active DNNs for next-generation on-chip vertical-stacked photonic neural networks. Based on the VCSEL array, micron-scale 3D photonic chip with a modulation bandwidth at tens of GHz can be available. The possible future directions and challenges of the 3D photonic chip are analyzed.
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