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Machine Learning and Photonics
Tatsuhiro Onodera
Summary
Machine Learning and Photonics
In recent years, the fields of machine learning and photonics have both seen significant breakthroughs, particularly with deep learning and integrated photonics. This has sparked a growing interest in exploring synergies between the two fields, paving the way for the development of photonic neural networks—reconfigurable photonic systems capable of performing neural network computations. This presentation summarizes the exciting developments and applications of this emerging technology and highlights its potential to not only accelerate machine learning calculations in the digital domain, but also manipulate and process optical signals in their native analog form.