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Multilayer optical learning networks
A new approach to learning in a multilayer optical neural network based on holographically interconnected nonlinear devices is presented. The proposed network can learn the interconnections that form a distributed representation of a desired pattern transformation operation. The interconnections are formed in an adaptive and self-aligning fashioias volume holographic gratings in photorefractive crystals. Parallel arrays of globally space-integrated inner products diffracted by the interconnecting hologram illuminate arrays of nonlinear Fabry-Perot etalons for fast thresholding of the transformed patterns. A phase conjugated reference wave interferes with a backward propagating error signal to form holographic interference patterns which are time integrated in the volume of a photorefractive crystal to modify slowly and learn the appropriate self-aligning interconnections. This multilayer system performs an approximate implementation of the backpropagation learning procedure in a massively parallel high-speed nonlinear optical network
SIMPEL: Circuit model for photonic spike processing laser neurons
We propose an equivalent circuit model for photonic spike processing laser
neurons with an embedded saturable absorber---a simulation model for photonic
excitable lasers (SIMPEL). We show that by mapping the laser neuron rate
equations into a circuit model, SPICE analysis can be used as an efficient and
accurate engine for numerical calculations, capable of generalization to a
variety of different laser neuron types found in literature. The development of
this model parallels the Hodgkin--Huxley model of neuron biophysics, a circuit
framework which brought efficiency, modularity, and generalizability to the
study of neural dynamics. We employ the model to study various
signal-processing effects such as excitability with excitatory and inhibitory
pulses, binary all-or-nothing response, and bistable dynamics.Comment: 16 pages, 7 figure
Engineering ultralong spin coherence in two-dimensional hole systems at low temperatures
For the realisation of scalable solid-state quantum-bit systems, spins in
semiconductor quantum dots are promising candidates. A key requirement for
quantum logic operations is a sufficiently long coherence time of the spin
system. Recently, hole spins in III-V-based quantum dots were discussed as
alternatives to electron spins, since the hole spin, in contrast to the
electron spin, is not affected by contact hyperfine interaction with the
nuclear spins. Here, we report a breakthrough in the spin coherence times of
hole ensembles, confined in so called natural quantum dots, in narrow
GaAs/AlGaAs quantum wells at temperatures below 500 mK. Consistently,
time-resolved Faraday rotation and resonant spin amplification techniques
deliver hole-spin coherence times, which approach in the low magnetic field
limit values above 70 ns. The optical initialisation of the hole spin
polarisation, as well as the interconnected electron and hole spin dynamics in
our samples are well reproduced using a rate equation model.Comment: 16 pages, 6 figure
Optical neuron using polarisation switching in a 1550nm-VCSEL
We report a new approach to mimic basic functionalities of a neuron using a 1550 nm Vertical Cavity Surface Emitting Laser (VCSEL) which is based on the polarisation switching (PS) that can be induced in these devices when subject to polarised optical injection. Positive and negative all-optical threshold operations are demonstrated experimentally using external optical injection into the two orthogonal polarizations of the fundamental transverse mode. The polarisation of the light emitted by the device is used to determine the state of the VCSEL-Neuron, active (orthogonal) or inactive (parallel). This approach forms a new way to reproduce optically the response of a neuron to an excitatory and an inhibitory stimulus. © 2010 Optical Society of America
Investigation of vertical cavity surface emitting laser dynamics for neuromorphic photonic systems
We report an approach based upon vertical cavity surface emitting lasers (VCSELs) to reproduce optically different behaviors exhibited by biological neurons but on a much faster timescale. The technique proposed is based on the polarization switching and nonlinear dynamics induced in a single VCSEL under polarized optical injection. The particular attributes of VCSELs and the simple experimental configuration used in this work offer prospects of fast, reconfigurable processing elements with excellent fan-out and scaling potentials for use in future computational paradigms and artificial neural networks. © 2012 American Institute of Physics
Damped Lyman-alpha and Lyman Limit Absorbers in the Cold Dark Matter Model
We study the formation of damped \lya and Lyman limit absorbers in a
hierarchical clustering scenario using a gas dynamical simulation of an , cold dark matter universe. In the simulation, these high column density
systems are associated with forming galaxies. Damped \lya absorption, N_{HI}
\simgt 10^{20.2}\cm^{-2}, arises along lines of sight that pass near the
centers of relatively massive, dense protogalaxies. Lyman limit absorption,
10^{17}\cm^{-2} \simlt N_{HI} \simlt 10^{20.2}\cm^{-2}, develops on lines of
sight that pass through the outer parts of such objects or near the centers of
smaller protogalaxies. The number of Lyman limit systems is less than observed,
while the number of damped \lya systems is quite close to the observed
abundance. Damped absorbers are typically kpc in radius, but the
population has a large total cross section because the systems are much more
numerous than present day galaxies. Our results demonstrate that high
column density systems like those observed arise naturally in a hierarchical
theory of galaxy formation and that it is now possible to study these absorbers
directly from numerical simulations.Comment: compressed postscript, 12 pages including 2 embedded figures. A
version that also includes embedded Figure 1, a 6 Mbyte color postscript
image (which prints reasonable grey scale on a b/w printer) is available from
ftp://bessel.mps.ohio-state.edu/pub/dhw/Preprints Submitted to ApJ Letter
Perspective: Organic electronic materials and devices for neuromorphic engineering
Neuromorphic computing and engineering has been the focus of intense research
efforts that have been intensified recently by the mutation of Information and
Communication Technologies (ICT). In fact, new computing solutions and new
hardware platforms are expected to emerge to answer to the new needs and
challenges of our societies. In this revolution, lots of candidates
technologies are explored and will require leveraging of the pro and cons. In
this perspective paper belonging to the special issue on neuromorphic
engineering of Journal of Applied Physics, we focus on the current achievements
in the field of organic electronics and the potentialities and specificities of
this research field. We highlight how unique material features available
through organic materials can be used to engineer useful and promising
bioinspired devices and circuits. We also discuss about the opportunities that
organic electronic are offering for future research directions in the
neuromorphic engineering field
Toward an optimal foundation architecture for optoelectronic computing .1. Regularly interconnected device planes
Cataloged from PDF version of article.By systematically examining the tree of possibilities for optoelectronic computing architectures and
offering arguments that allow one to prune suboptimal branches of this tree, I come to the conclusion that
electronic circuit planes interconnected optically according to regular connection patterns represent an
alternative that is reasonably close to the best possible, as defined by physical limitations. Thus I
propose that this foundation architecture should provide a basis for future research and development in
this area. © 1997 Optical Society of Americ
Scaling the neutral atom Rydberg gate quantum computer by collective encoding in Holmium atoms
We discuss a method for scaling a neutral atom Rydberg gate quantum processor
to a large number of qubits. Limits are derived showing that the number of
qubits that can be directly connected by entangling gates with errors at the
level using long range Rydberg interactions between sites in an
optical lattice, without mechanical motion or swap chains, is about 500 in two
dimensions and 7500 in three dimensions. A scaling factor of 60 at a smaller
number of sites can be obtained using collective register encoding in the
hyperfine ground states of the rare earth atom Holmium. We present a detailed
analysis of operation of the 60 qubit register in Holmium. Combining a lattice
of multi-qubit ensembles with collective encoding results in a feasible design
for a 1000 qubit fully connected quantum processor.Comment: 6 figure
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