(A) schematic diagram of the all-optical transcendental ... high speed and low energy consumption at the same time. All optical computing using photons as information carrier provides a potential ...

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 ...

Optical computing is a proposed solution to increase speed and power efficiency but has yet to be realized due to constraints and drawbacks. A new design architecture, called diffraction casting ...

More information: Sheng Gao et al, Super-resolution diffractive neural network for all-optical direction of arrival estimation beyond diffraction limits, Light: Science & Applications (2024). DOI ...

Two new studies suggest optical computing, which uses light to process data, is much closer to becoming a faster, more energy-efficient alternative to conventional systems. One study used an ...

(A) schematic diagram of the all-optical transcendental ... high speed and low energy consumption at the same time. All optical computing using photons as information carrier provides a potential ...