Demonstrating completeness in optical neural computing

Krzysztof Tyszka

doi:10.1038/s41377-025-02123-2

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- Demonstrating completeness in optical neural computing
- Light: Science & Applications Vol. 15, Issue 2, Pages: 360-362(2026)
- Affiliations：
  
  Institute of Experimental Physics, Faculty of Physics, University of Warsaw, ul. Pasteura 5, Warsaw PL-02-093, Poland
- Author bio：
  
  Krzysztof Tyszka (ktyszka@fuw.edu.pl)
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- DOI：10.1038/s41377-025-02123-2
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- Online First：03 January 2026，
  
  Published：28 February 2026
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Tyszka K. Demonstrating completeness in optical neural computing. Light: Science & Applications, 15, 360-362 (2026).
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Tyszka K. Demonstrating completeness in optical neural computing. Light: Science & Applications, 15, 360-362 (2026). DOI： 10.1038/s41377-025-02123-2.

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Abstract

A silicon photonic deep optical neural network integrating convolutional and fully connected layers with on-chip optoelectronic nonlinear activations operates with partially coherent light to achieve high-speed

energy-efficient

end-to-end inference. This demonstration establishes a functional and scalable platform for evaluating complete optical neural processing

representing another step toward specialised

ultrafast photonic architectures beyond electronics.

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