Toward Neuromorphic Photonic Networks of Ultrafast Spiking Laser Neurons

• Published in: IEEE journal of selected topics in quantum electronics Vol. 26; no. 1; pp. 1 - 15
• Main Authors: Robertson, Joshua, Wade, Ewan, Kopp, Yasmin, Bueno, Julian, Hurtado, Antonio
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: New York IEEE 01.01.2020; The Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers, Inc. (IEEE)
• Subjects: Artificial intelligence; Biomedical optical imaging; Brain; Data centers; Data processing; Excitation; Lasers; Neuromorphic photonics; Neuromorphics; neuronal networks; Neurons; nonlinear dynamics; Optical attenuators; Optical communication; Optical polarization; photonic spiking; Photonics; Retina; Spiking; VCSELs; Vertical cavity surface emission lasers; Vertical cavity surface emitting lasers

We report on ultrafast artificial laser neurons and on their potentials for future neuromorphic (brainlike) photonic information processing systems. We introduce our recent and ongoing activities demonstrating controllable excitation of spiking signals in optical neurons based upon vertical-cavity s...