Abstract
We report an approach based upon vertical cavity surface emitting lasers (VCSELs) to reproduce optically different behaviors exhibited by biological neurons but on a much faster timescale. The technique proposed is based on the polarization switching and nonlinear dynamics induced in a single VCSEL under polarized optical injection. The particular attributes of VCSELs and the simple experimental configuration used in this work offer prospects of fast, reconfigurable processing elements with excellent fan-out and scaling potentials for use in future computational paradigms and artificial neural networks.
| Language | English |
|---|---|
| Article number | 103703 |
| Number of pages | 4 |
| Journal | Applied Physics Letters |
| Volume | 100 |
| Issue number | 10 |
| DOIs | |
| Publication status | Published - 5 Mar 2012 |
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Keywords
- vertical cavity surface emitting laser
- VCSEL
- laser dynamics
- nerve cell
- neuromorphic photonic systems
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Investigation of vertical cavity surface emitting laser dynamics for neuromorphic photonic systems. / Hurtado, A.; Schires, K.; Henning, I. D.; Adams, M. J.
In: Applied Physics Letters, Vol. 100, No. 10, 103703, 05.03.2012.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article
TY - JOUR
T1 - Investigation of vertical cavity surface emitting laser dynamics for neuromorphic photonic systems
AU - Hurtado, A.
AU - Schires, K.
AU - Henning, I. D.
AU - Adams, M. J.
PY - 2012/3/5
Y1 - 2012/3/5
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AB - We report an approach based upon vertical cavity surface emitting lasers (VCSELs) to reproduce optically different behaviors exhibited by biological neurons but on a much faster timescale. The technique proposed is based on the polarization switching and nonlinear dynamics induced in a single VCSEL under polarized optical injection. The particular attributes of VCSELs and the simple experimental configuration used in this work offer prospects of fast, reconfigurable processing elements with excellent fan-out and scaling potentials for use in future computational paradigms and artificial neural networks.
KW - vertical cavity surface emitting laser
KW - VCSEL
KW - laser dynamics
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VL - 100
JO - Applied Physics Letters
T2 - Applied Physics Letters
JF - Applied Physics Letters
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