A photonic integrated chip for distinguishing the optical wave packets based on a neural-network

• Published in: Results in physics 2024-10, Vol.65, p.107982, Article 107982
• Main Authors: Lin, Chu-En, Chen, Ya-Fan, Sun, Ching-Pao, Chen, Chii-Chang
• Format: Article
• Language: English
• Subjects: Neural networks; pattern recognition; reservoir computing; silicon photonics; waveguide
• ISSN: 2211-3797; 2211-3797
• DOI: 10.1016/j.rinp.2024.107982

•Reservoir computing is realized in a photonic integrated circuit.•The photonic integrated circuit can recognize the triangular or square wave packets without electro-optical conversion.•The optimization of the neural networks in the PIC is done by adjusting the voltages applied on the phase modulators. In this work, we use an optical-neural network to recognize a series of optical triangular and square wave packets. This chip is designed based on the reservoir computing, consisting of the directional couplers, phase shifters, Mach-Zehnder modulators, spiral waveguide and grating couplers. The non-linear activation function is obtained by the directional couplers. The optimization of the optical reservoir computing system is performed by tuning the voltage on the phase shifters to obtain the largest extinction ratio of the output signals for different input wave packets. The photonic integrated chip is fabricated on silicon-on-insulator and is characterized at an operation frequency of 3 GHz. The results demonstrate that the photonic integrated chip can efficiently distinguish between optical triangular and square wave packets.