Integrated Photonic Core Boosts Neural Network Performance

This article discusses a new photonic integrated neuro-synaptic core for convolutional spiking neural networks. It highlights the advantages of photonic brain-like computing, such as high-speed, broadband, and multi-dimensional computing, and its potential applications in photonic neural network accelerators, photonic smart chips, autonomous driving, and edge computing. It also introduces a photonic integrated synaptic chip based on DFB-SA laser to solve the nonlinear computing problem of photonic neural networks.