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Diffractive interconnects: all-optical permutation operation using diffractive networks.

Deniz Mengu^1,2,3, Yifan Zhao^1,3, Anika Tabassum^1,3

¹Electrical and Computer Engineering Department, University of California, Los Angeles, CA, 90095, USA.

Nanophotonics (Berlin, Germany)

|December 5, 2024

Summary

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Deep learning engineered diffractive optical networks perform all-optical permutation operations. These networks offer scalable, power-efficient interconnections for applications in communications and data processing.

Keywords:

diffractive deep neural networks diffractive permutation networks optical computing optical interconnects optical machine learning optical networks

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Area of Science:

Optics and Photonics
Deep Learning
Computational Science

Background:

Permutation matrices are crucial for communications, information security, and data processing.
Optical implementation of permutation operators requires power-efficient, fast, and compact platforms for large interconnections.

Purpose of the Study:

To develop diffractive optical networks capable of all-optical permutation operations.
To enable scalable interconnections using passive transmissive layers structured at the wavelength scale.

Main Methods:

Engineered diffractive optical networks using deep learning.
Designed wavelength-scale structured passive transmissive layers.
Developed misalignment-tolerant diffractive designs.
Experimentally demonstrated operation at Terahertz (THz) frequencies.

Main Results:

Diffractive optical networks can perform permutation operations with hundreds of thousands of interconnections.
Network capacity scales with the number of diffractive layers and trainable elements.
Demonstrated misalignment-tolerant designs for arbitrary permutation operations.
First experimental demonstration of a diffractive permutation network operating at THz spectrum.

Conclusions:

Diffractive permutation networks offer a scalable and efficient method for all-optical permutation operations.
These networks have potential applications in security, image encryption, data processing, and telecommunications, particularly in THz wireless networks.
The developed designs address practical challenges like alignment and diffraction efficiency.