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    • Neuromorphic computing
    • Photonics
    • Quantum dot lasers

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    • Excitable photonic systems offer potential for ultrafast spike processing.
    • Optically injected quantum dot lasers exhibit diverse excitable regimes.

    Purpose of the Study:

    • To demonstrate the leaky integrate-and-fire mechanism in optically injected dual-state quantum dot lasers.
    • To introduce and demonstrate a novel integrate-and-inhibit mechanism in neuromorphic photonics.

    Main Methods:

    • Utilizing optically injected dual-state quantum dot lasers.
    • Analyzing excitable regimes and perturbation integration.

    Main Results:

    • Demonstrated the classic leaky integrate-and-fire mechanism.
    • Discovered a novel integrate-and-inhibit mechanism, mimicking biological neural inhibition.

    Conclusions:

    • Optically injected dual-state quantum dot lasers can perform integrate-and-fire computations.
    • The novel integrate-and-inhibit mechanism represents a significant advancement in photonic neuromorphic computing.