• Photonics Research
  • Vol. 12, Issue 3, 499 (2024)
Wenkai Zhang1, Bo Wu1, Wentao Gu1, Junwei Cheng1, Hailong Zhou1、2, Liao Chen1, Wenchan Dong1, Jianji Dong1、*, and Xinliang Zhang1
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  • 1Wuhan National Laboratory for Optoelectronics, Huazhong University of Science and Technology, Wuhan 430074, China
  • 2e-mail: hailongzhou@hust.edu.cn
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    Wenkai Zhang, Bo Wu, Wentao Gu, Junwei Cheng, Hailong Zhou, Liao Chen, Wenchan Dong, Jianji Dong, Xinliang Zhang. Time-space multiplexed photonic-electronic digital multiplier[J]. Photonics Research, 2024, 12(3): 499 Copy Citation Text show less

    Abstract

    Optical computing has shown immense application prospects in the post-Moore era. However, as a crucial component of logic computing, the digital multiplier can only be realized on a small scale in optics, restrained by the limited functionalities and inevitable loss of optical nonlinearity. In this paper, we propose a time-space multiplexed architecture to realize large-scale photonic-electronic digital multiplication. We experimentally demonstrate an 8×2-bit photonic-electronic digital multiplier, and the multiplication with a 32-bit number is further executed at 25 Mbit/s to demonstrate its extensibility and functionality. Moreover, the proposed architecture has the potential for on-chip implementation, and a feasible integration scheme is provided. We believe the time-space multiplexed photonic-electronic digital multiplier will open up a promising avenue for large-scale photonic digital computing.
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    Wenkai Zhang, Bo Wu, Wentao Gu, Junwei Cheng, Hailong Zhou, Liao Chen, Wenchan Dong, Jianji Dong, Xinliang Zhang. Time-space multiplexed photonic-electronic digital multiplier[J]. Photonics Research, 2024, 12(3): 499
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