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Parallel reservoir computing using optical amplifiers.

Kristof Vandoorne1, Joni Dambre, David Verstraeten

  • 1Photonics Research Group, Department of Information Technology, Ghent University-Interuniversity Microelectronics Center, Ghent, Belgium. kristof.vandoorne@intec.ugent.be

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Photonic reservoir computing using semiconductor optical amplifiers (SOAs) offers a faster, more efficient alternative to software-based systems. Optimized photonic reservoirs with coherent light outperform traditional methods, showing resilience to variations but sensitivity to amplifier noise.

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Area of Science:

  • Computational neuroscience
  • Integrated photonics
  • Signal processing

Background:

  • Reservoir computing (RC) is a computational paradigm inspired by neural systems, widely used for complex recognition tasks.
  • Current software-based RC implementations face limitations in speed and power efficiency.
  • Integrated photonics presents a promising avenue for high-speed, low-power, and parallel hardware implementations of RC.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To investigate design parameters and process variations for photonic reservoir computing using coupled semiconductor optical amplifiers (SOAs).
  • To evaluate the performance of photonic reservoirs against traditional software-based reservoirs using an isolated word recognition task.
  • To identify key factors influencing the performance of SOA-based RC systems.

Main Methods:

  • Simulations were employed to analyze the impact of design parameters and process variations.
  • A network of coupled SOAs was modeled as a photonic reservoir.
  • Performance was evaluated using an isolated word recognition task with babble noise, comparing against leaky hyperbolic tangent function-based software reservoirs.

Main Results:

  • Coherent light and a well-tuned reservoir architecture significantly enhance performance.
  • Key design parameters include delay and phase shift in physical connections.
  • Optimized coherent SOA reservoirs demonstrated superior performance compared to traditional simulated reservoirs.
  • Process variations had minimal impact on performance, while amplifier noise proved detrimental.

Conclusions:

  • Coherent SOA-based reservoir computing is a viable and high-performing alternative to software implementations.
  • Careful consideration of design parameters, particularly delay and phase shift, is crucial for optimal performance.
  • Mitigating amplifier noise is essential for robust SOA-based RC systems.