Radio‐Frequency Linear Analysis and Optimization of Silicon Photonic Neural Networks

Autor: Eric C. Blow, Simon Bilodeau, Weipeng Zhang, Thomas Ferreira de Lima, Joshua C. Lederman, Bhavin Shastri, Paul R. Prucnal
Jazyk: angličtina
Rok vydání: 2024
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Zdroj: Advanced Photonics Research, Vol 5, Iss 8, Pp n/a-n/a (2024)
Druh dokumentu: article
ISSN: 2699-9293
DOI: 10.1002/adpr.202300306
Popis: Broadband analog signal processors utilizing silicon photonics have demonstrated a significant impact in numerous application spaces, offering unprecedented bandwidths, dynamic range, and tunability. In the past decade, microwave photonic techniques have been applied to neuromorphic processing, resulting in the development of novel photonic neural network architectures. Neuromorphic photonic systems can enable machine learning capabilities at extreme bandwidths and speeds. Herein, low‐quality factor microring resonators are implemented to demonstrate broadband optical weighting. In addition, silicon photonic neural network architectures are critically evaluated, simulated, and optimized from a radio‐frequency performance perspective. This analysis highlights the linear front‐end of the photonic neural network, the effects of linear and nonlinear loss within silicon waveguides, and the impact of electrical preamplification.
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