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Optical neural networks (ONNs) perform extensive computations using photons instead of electrons, resulting in passively energy-efficient and low-latency computing. Among various ONNs, the diffractive optical neural networks (DONNs)…

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Diffractive deep neural network (DNNet) is a novel machine learning framework on the modulation of optical transmission. Diffractive network would get predictions at the speed of light. It's pure passive architecture, no additional power…

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Optical neural networks (ONNs) are emerging as a promising neuromorphic computing paradigm for object recognition, offering unprecedented advantages in light-speed computation, ultra-low power consumption, and inherent parallelism. However,…

Optical machine learning offers advantages in terms of power efficiency, scalability and computation speed. Recently, an optical machine learning method based on Diffractive Deep Neural Networks (D2NNs) has been introduced to execute a…

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We consider the problem of designing a diffractive neural network (DNN) consisting of a set of sequentially placed phase diffractive optical elements (DOEs) and intended for the optical solution of several given classification problems at…

All-optical and fully reconfigurable diffractive optical neural network (DONN) architectures are promising for high-throughput and energy-efficient machine learning (ML) hardware accelerators for broad applications. However, current device…

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The complete characterization of spatial coherence is difficult because the mutual coherence function is a complex-valued function of four independent variables. This difficulty limits the ability of controlling and optimizing spatial…

In this work we describe a Convolutional Neural Network (CNN) to accurately predict the scene illumination. Taking image patches as input, the CNN works in the spatial domain without using hand-crafted features that are employed by most…

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As an optical machine learning framework, Diffractive Deep Neural Networks (D2NN) take advantage of data-driven training methods used in deep learning to devise light-matter interaction in 3D for performing a desired statistical inference…

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Diffractive deep neural networks (D2NNs), which perform computation using light instead of electrons, offer a promising pathway toward accelerating artificial intelligence by leveraging the inherent advantages of optics in speed,…

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An optical diffractive neural network (DNN) can be implemented with a cascaded phase mask architecture. Like an optical computer, the system can perform machine learning tasks such as number digit recognition in an all-optical manner.…

Computer Vision and Pattern Recognition · Computer Science 2019-11-26 Shuming Jiao , Jun Feng , Yang Gao , Ting Lei , Zhenwei Xie , Xiaocong Yuan

We introduce an all-optical Diffractive Deep Neural Network (D2NN) architecture that can learn to implement various functions after deep learning-based design of passive diffractive layers that work collectively. We experimentally…

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All-optical diffractive neural networks (DNNs) offer a promising alternative to electronics-based neural network processing due to their low latency, high throughput, and inherent spatial parallelism. However, the lack of reconfigurability…

This paper introduces a novel algorithmic framework for a deep neural network (DNN), which in a mathematically rigorous manner, allows us to incorporate history (or memory) into the network -- it ensures all layers are connected to one…

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Several laws are found for the Diffractive Deep Neural Networks (D2NN). They reveal the inner product of any two light fields in D2NN is invariant and the D2NN act as a unitary transformation for optical fields. If the output intensities of…

Deep neural networks (DNN) have been widely used and play a major role in the field of computer vision and autonomous navigation. However, these DNNs are computationally complex and their deployment over resource-constrained platforms is…

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Optical neural networks are emerging as a powerful and versatile tool for processing optical signals directly in the optical domain with superior speed, integrability, and functionality. Their application to optical polarization enables…

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Coherent X-ray scattering techniques are critical for investigating the fundamental structural properties of materials at the nanoscale. While advancements have made these experiments more accessible, real-time analysis remains a…

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