Photonic Neural Processor
AI at the Speed of Light!
Build neural networks that run on photons, not electrons! Experience Mach-Zehnder interferometers, optical matrix multiplication, and photonic spiking neurons. The future of AI computing is here - 1000x faster, 100x more efficient!
π€ Why Compute with Light?
Photons are the ultimate computing particles! Unlike electrons that generate heat and face resistance, photons travel at light speed with zero energy loss. A single optical chip can perform matrix multiplications in nanoseconds - the core operation of neural networks. It's like switching from a bicycle to a rocket ship!
Ultra Speed
Light propagates at 300,000 km/s
Sub-ns InferenceEnergy Efficient
No resistive heating
10-100x BetterMassive Parallelism
Wavelength multiplexing
THz BandwidthNo Heat
Photons don't generate resistance heat
Cool Computing㪠The Building Blocks of Light Computing
The fundamental unit! Split light, apply phase shifts, recombine. Cascaded MZIs can perform any matrix multiplication - the core of neural networks.
Brain-inspired optical neurons using VCSEL lasers! Generate spikes at up to 10 GHz - 1000x faster than biological neurons. Ultralow power, CMOS compatible.
Coherent mesh networks, diffractive layers, reservoir computing - multiple paths to optical AI! Lightmatter, MIT, KAUST leading the way.