DocumentCode
689570
Title
Neuron-like functionality of a silicon optical transistor
Author
Varghese, Leo T. ; Li Fan ; Jian Wang ; Yi Xuan ; Weiner, Andrew M. ; Minghao Qi
Author_Institution
Sch. of Electr. & Comput. Eng., Purdue Univ., West Lafayette, IN, USA
fYear
2013
fDate
9-14 June 2013
Firstpage
1
Lastpage
2
Abstract
We demonstrate an all-silicon optical transistor that realizes NAND and NOR logic without the need to physically alter the device. The device is cascadable and may provide an efficient solid-state implementation of artificial neural networks.
Keywords
elemental semiconductors; integrated optics; integrated optoelectronics; logic gates; neural nets; optical logic; silicon; transistors; NAND logic; NOR logic; Si; artificial neural networks; neuron-like functionality; silicon optical transistor; Logic gates; Optical computing; Optical filters; Optical interconnections; Optical resonators; Optical waveguides; Transistors;
fLanguage
English
Publisher
ieee
Conference_Titel
Lasers and Electro-Optics (CLEO), 2013 Conference on
Conference_Location
San Jose, CA
Type
conf
Filename
6833957
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