University of Central Florida Research Foundation Inc

Future Wei Technologies, Inc.

He Wen

Guifang Li

Zhihong Li

Demetrios N Christodoulides

Shuo Pang

Huiyuang Liu

Huiyuan Liu

Yuanhang Zhang

Alireza Fardoost

Mohammadamin Eftekhar

Rachel Sampson

Bin Huang

Photonic units for vector-vector multiplication, matrix-vector multiplication, matrix-matrix multiplication, batch matrix-matrix multiplication, and tensor-tensor multiplication are described. Multiplications are through coherent mixing and square-law detection. There are many dimensions—wavelength, vector mode, quadrature, and three dimensions of space—that can be used to construct photonic accelerators. The encoded input vector or input matrix is fanned out into a desired number of copies and mixed with the corresponding encoded local oscillators containing the weight vectors comprising the weight matrix. Any subset of two (three) dimensions can be used to construct photonic accelerators for matrix-vector (matrix-matrix) multiplications. Multiple dimensions can be combined into a hyperdimension to increase the scalability. Each dimension, each non-overlapping subset of a dimension, or each non-overlapping subset of a hyperdimension, can be used independently to construct a photonic tensor accelerator (PTA) for batch matrix multiplication, or tensor multiplication operations.

Photonic tensor accelerators for artificial neural networks

A few-mode light detection and ranging (LIDAR) system may include an illumination source to generate an illumination beam, one or more transmission optics to direct at least a portion of the illumination beam within a field of view, one or more collection optics to collect return light from an object in the field of view illuminated by the illumination beam, wherein the collected return light includes a plurality of spatial modes, a few-mode optical amplifier to optically amplify portions of the return light propagating along at least two of the plurality of spatial modes, and a detector configured to convert output light from the few-mode optical amplifier to an output electrical signal.

Few-mode amplified receiver for LIDAR

A mode demultiplexing hybrid (MDH) that integrates mode demultiplexing, local oscillator power splitting, and optical 90-degree hybrid using multi-plane light conversion (MPLC). Reflective cavity and transmissive systems are disclosed. The MDH may fine advantageous application as the optical front end for a coherent receiver in a space-division multiplexing (SDM) system.

Mode demultiplexing hybrid apparatus, methods, and applications

An optical fiber system including an optical fiber and an optical grating is provided. The optical fiber is configured to support M mode groups, where differences in effective refractive index between adjacent mode groups are substantially equal. The optical grating is optically coupled to the optical fiber, and has a period inversely proportional to the difference in effective refractive index between adjacent mode groups. The optical grating is configured to couple all adjacent mode groups in the optical fiber.

Efficient mode coupling using ladder fibers

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