Title :
Asynchronous spiking neuron based on four-wave mixing and cross absorption modulation
Author :
Tian, Yue ; Fok, Mable P. ; Rosenbluth, David ; Prucnal, PAul R.
Author_Institution :
Dept. of Electr. Eng., Princeton Univ., Princeton, NJ, USA
Abstract :
We experimentally demonstrate an asynchronous photonic neuron using four-wave-mixing in photonic-crystal fiber and cross-absorption-modulation in an electro-absorption-modulator. Our approach enables completely asynchronous-spiking in response to input signals, while maximizing the throughput relative to synchronous approaches.
Keywords :
electro-optical modulation; electroabsorption; holey fibres; multiwave mixing; optical neural nets; photonic crystals; asynchronous photonic neuron; asynchronous spiking neuron; cross absorption modulation; electro-absorption modulator; four-wave mixing; photonic crystal fiber;
Conference_Titel :
Optical Fiber Communication Conference and Exposition (OFC/NFOEC), 2012 and the National Fiber Optic Engineers Conference
Conference_Location :
Los Angeles, CA
Print_ISBN :
978-1-4673-0262-3
