Computing matrix inversion with optical networks

• Main Authors: Zheludev, Nikolay I., Wu, Kan, Soci, Cesare, Shum, Perry Ping
• Other Authors: School of Electrical and Electronic Engineering
• Format: Article
• Language: English
• Published: 2014
• Subjects: DRNTU::Science::Physics::Optics and light; DRNTU::Engineering::Electrical and electronic engineering::Optics, optoelectronics, photonics
• Online Access: https://hdl.handle.net/10356/101848; http://hdl.handle.net/10220/18800
• Institution: Nanyang Technological University

With this paper we bring about a discussion on the computing potential of complex optical networks and provide experimental demonstration that an optical fiber network can be used as an analog processor to calculate matrix inversion. A 3x3 matrix is inverted as a proof-of-concept demonstration using...