A silicon chip learns hidden patterns in partially coherent light and routes them to separate outputs, pointing toward new ...

Artificial intelligence, as it stands today, isn’t cheap. The leaders in the field are spending tens of billions of dollars on chips, data centers and more, running up steep losses so far. That has ...

Scientists have created a programmable optical chip that can slow light on demand, giving engineers far greater control over how optical signals propagate through a circuit. The technology could ...

A tiny device that can be reprogrammed using a laser could lead to adaptable devices for computing, imaging and telecommunications. Most devices are built to perform a particular job. If you want them ...

A team of researchers at the Ming Hsieh Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering has created a new breakthrough in photonics: the design of the first optical device that follows the emerging ...

This voice experience is generated by AI. Learn more. This voice experience is generated by AI. Learn more. Optical computing, which began in 1960 and matured significantly over the past decades, ...

Machine learning and nanophotonics combine to enable fast, energy-efficient computing and sensing with potential for transformative AI-driven technologies. Fueled by metasurfaces and integrated ...

Newswise — The rapid advancement of deep learning has revolutionized machine vision, yet traditional von Neumann hardware struggles with the speed and power demands of processing high-resolution data.

We want faster and faster computers, and light is the fastest thing in the universe. Therefore, light-based computers should be awesome. Right? Not quite. Computing isn't always about data arriving ...