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Coordinate networks like Multiplicative Filter Networks (MFNs) and BACON offer some control over the frequency spectrum used to represent continuous signals such as images or 3D volumes. Yet, they are not readily applicable to problems for…

Computer Vision and Pattern Recognition · Computer Science 2022-10-28 Shayan Shekarforoush , David B. Lindell , David J. Fleet , Marcus A. Brubaker

Diffractive optical neural networks (DONNs) have demonstrated unparalleled energy efficiency and parallelism by processing information directly in the optical domain. However, their computational expressivity is constrained by static,…

Optics · Physics 2026-03-11 Ziang Yin , Qi Jing , Raktim Sarma , Rena Huang , Yu Yao , Jiaqi Gu

Convolutional neural networks have been proven to be of great benefit for single-image super-resolution (SISR). However, previous works do not make full use of multi-scale features and ignore the inter-scale correlation between different…

Image and Video Processing · Electrical Eng. & Systems 2020-09-01 Juncheng Li , Faming Fang , Jiaqian Li , Kangfu Mei , Guixu Zhang

We consider a dynamic multichannel access problem, where multiple correlated channels follow an unknown joint Markov model. A user at each time slot selects a channel to transmit data and receives a reward based on the success or failure of…

Networking and Internet Architecture · Computer Science 2018-02-21 Shangxing Wang , Hanpeng Liu , Pedro Henrique Gomes , Bhaskar Krishnamachari

Diffractive neural networks, where signal processing is embedded into wave propagation, promise light-speed and energy-efficient computation. However, existing three-dimensional structures, such as stacked intelligent metasurfaces (SIMs),…

Signal Processing · Electrical Eng. & Systems 2025-12-02 Xiaokun Teng , Yanqing Ren , Weicong Chen , Wankai Tang , Xiao Li , Shi Jin

Mode division multiplexing (MDM) in optical fibers enables multichannel capabilities for various applications, including data transmission, quantum networks, imaging, and sensing. However, MDM optical fiber systems, usually necessities…

Optics · Physics 2023-11-10 Kaihang Lu , Zengqi Chen , Hao Chen , Wu Zhou , Zunyue Zhang , Hon Ki Tsang , Yeyu Tong

Diffractive neural networks leverage the high-dimensional characteristics of electromagnetic (EM) fields for high-throughput computing. However, the existing architectures face challenges in integrating large-scale multidimensional…

Optics · Physics 2025-09-09 Songtao Yang , Sheng Gao , Chu Wu , Zejia Zhao , Haiou Zhang , Xing Lin

Optical diffractive neural networks have triggered extensive research with their low power consumption and high speed in image processing. In this work, we propose a reconfigurable digital all-optical diffractive neural network (R-ODNN)…

Emerging Technologies · Computer Science 2023-05-22 Chu Wu , Jingyu Zhao , Qiaomu Hu , Rui Zeng , Minming Zhang

Transformers have recently emerged as a significant force in the field of image deraining. Existing image deraining methods utilize extensive research on self-attention. Though showcasing impressive results, they tend to neglect critical…

Computer Vision and Pattern Recognition · Computer Science 2024-02-08 Yuhong He , Aiwen Jiang , Lingfang Jiang , Zhifeng Wang , Lu Wang

Imaging through diffusive media is a challenging problem, where the existing solutions heavily rely on digital computers to reconstruct distorted images. We provide a detailed analysis of a computer-free, all-optical imaging method for…

Optics · Physics 2022-08-02 Yuhang Li , Yi Luo , Bijie Bai , Aydogan Ozcan

Deploying deep convolutional neural networks (CNNs) on resource-constrained devices presents significant challenges due to their high computational demands and rigid, static architectures. To overcome these limitations, this thesis explores…

Machine Learning · Computer Science 2025-05-20 Pooja Mangal , Sudaksh Kalra , Dolly Sapra

Optical imaging and sensing systems based on diffractive elements have seen massive advances over the last several decades. Earlier generations of diffractive optical processors were, in general, designed to deliver information to an…

Optics · Physics 2024-08-14 Md Sadman Sakib Rahman , Aydogan Ozcan

CNNs and computational models of biological vision share some fundamental principles, which opened new avenues of research. However, fruitful cross-field research is hampered by conventional CNN architectures being based on spatially and…

Computer Vision and Pattern Recognition · Computer Science 2024-02-05 Nergis Tomen , Silvia L. Pintea , Jan C. van Gemert

Multi-plane light converters (MPLCs) - also known as linear diffractive neural networks - are an emerging optical technology, capable of converting an orthogonal set of optical fields into any other orthogonal set via a unitary…

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…

Neural and Evolutionary Computing · Computer Science 2018-09-26 Xing Lin , Yair Rivenson , Nezih T. Yardimci , Muhammed Veli , Mona Jarrahi , Aydogan Ozcan

Optical computing has reemerged as a promising alternative computing paradigm for providing energy-efficient information processing in the age of artificial intelligence. Among various photonic neural network platforms, diffractive optical…

Optics · Physics 2025-02-18 Bahadır Utku Kesgin , Firdevs Yüce , Uğur Teğin

Deep learning models are often not easily adaptable to new tasks and require task-specific adjustments. The differentiable neural computer (DNC), a memory-augmented neural network, is designed as a general problem solver which can be used…

Computation and Language · Computer Science 2018-07-10 Jörg Franke , Jan Niehues , Alex Waibel

This paper presents a machine learning strategy that tackles a distributed optimization task in a wireless network with an arbitrary number of randomly interconnected nodes. Individual nodes decide their optimal states with distributed…

Information Theory · Computer Science 2021-06-16 Hoon Lee , Sang Hyun Lee , Tony Q. S. Quek

Diffractive lenses have recently been applied to the domain of multispectral imaging in the X-ray and UV regimes where they can achieve very high resolution as compared to reflective and refractive optics. Conventionally, spectral…

Image and Video Processing · Electrical Eng. & Systems 2020-05-26 Evan Widloski , Ulas Kamaci , Farzad Kamalabadi

As an optical processor, a Diffractive Deep Neural Network (D2NN) utilizes engineered diffractive surfaces designed through machine learning to perform all-optical information processing, completing its tasks at the speed of light…

Optics · Physics 2024-01-22 Xilin Yang , Md Sadman Sakib Rahman , Bijie Bai , Jingxi Li , Aydogan Ozcan