Computation at the speed of light: metamaterials for all-optical calculations and neural networks

T Badloe, S Lee, J Rho - Advanced Photonics, 2022 - spiedigitallibrary.org
The explosion in the amount of information that is being processed is prompting the need for
new computing systems beyond existing electronic computers. Photonic computing is …

Direct electromagnetic information processing with planar diffractive neural network

Z Gu, Q Ma, X Gao, JW You, TJ Cui - Science Advances, 2024 - science.org
Diffractive neural network in electromagnetic wave–driven system has attracted great
attention due to its ultrahigh parallel computing capability and energy efficiency. However …

Negative capacitors and inductors enabling wideband waveguide metatronics

X Qin, P Fu, W Yan, S Wang, Q Lv, Y Li - Nature Communications, 2023 - nature.com
Waveguide metatronics, known as an advanced platform of metamaterial-inspired circuits,
provides a promising paradigm for millimeter-wave and terahertz integrated circuits in future …

Electromagnetic Spatiotemporal Differentiation Meta‐Devices

Y Zhou, J Zhan, Z Xu, Y Shao, Y Wang… - Laser & Photonics …, 2023 - Wiley Online Library
Spatiotemporal optical computing devices that can perform mathematical operations in both
spatial and temporal domains can provide unprecedented measures to build efficient and …

Reconfigurable metamaterial processing units that solve arbitrary linear calculus equations

P Fu, Z Xu, T Zhou, H Li, J Wu, Q Dai, Y Li - Nature Communications, 2024 - nature.com
Calculus equations serve as fundamental frameworks in mathematics, enabling describing
an extensive range of natural phenomena and scientific principles, such as thermodynamics …

Controlling coherent perfect absorption via long-range connectivity of defects in three-dimensional zero-index media

D Yan, R Mei, M Li, Z Ma, ZH Hang, J Luo - Nanophotonics, 2023 - degruyter.com
Coherent perfect absorption (CPA), as time-reversed lasing, arises from appropriate wave
interference within absorbers, offering flexible control over wave absorption. Typically, this …

Engineering Epsilon‐Near‐Zero Media with Waveguides

P Li, W Yan, S Wang, P Fu, Y Zhang… - Advanced Physics …, 2024 - Wiley Online Library
Abstract Epsilon‐Near‐Zero (ENZ) media have attracted widespread interest due to their
unique electromagnetic properties, which have brought distinctive characteristics and …

Spin–orbit optical broadband achromatic spatial differentiation imaging

H Yang, W Xie, H Chen, M Xie, J Tang, H Zheng… - Optica, 2024 - opg.optica.org
Spatial optical analog differentiation allows ultrahigh-speed and low-power-consumption of
image processing, as well as label-free imaging of transparent biological objects. Optical …

Addressing the Impact of Surface Roughness on Epsilon-Near-Zero Silicon Carbide Substrates

D Navajas, JM Pérez-Escudero… - ACS …, 2023 - ACS Publications
Epsilon-near-zero (ENZ) media have been very actively investigated due to their
unconventional wave phenomena and strengthened nonlinear response. However, the …

Temporal signal processing with nonlocal optical metasurfaces

M Cotrufo, S Esfahani, D Korobkin, A Alù - npj Nanophotonics, 2024 - nature.com
Nonlocal metasurfaces have recently enabled an ultra-compact, low-power and high-speed
platform to perform analog image processing. While several computational tasks have been …