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ArticleNanophotonics (Berlin, Germany)2023

A self-similar sine-cosine fractal architecture for multiport interferometers.

Jasvith Raj Basani, Sri Krishna Vadlamani, Saumil Bandyopadhyay, Dirk R Englund, Ryan Hamerly

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Article in Nanophotonics (Berlin, Germany), 2023. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 2 papers.

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Jasvith Raj BasaniDepartment of Electrical and Computer Engineering, Institute for Research in Electronics and Applied Physics, and Joint Quantum Institute, University of Maryland, College Park, MD 20742, USA.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0001-8453-8104
Sri Krishna VadlamaniResearch Laboratory of Electronics, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 77 Massachusetts Avenue, Cambridge, MA 02139, USA.
Saumil BandyopadhyayResearch Laboratory of Electronics, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 77 Massachusetts Avenue, Cambridge, MA 02139, USA.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0002-7761-337X
Dirk R EnglundResearch Laboratory of Electronics, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 77 Massachusetts Avenue, Cambridge, MA 02139, USA.
Ryan HamerlyResearch Laboratory of Electronics, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 77 Massachusetts Avenue, Cambridge, MA 02139, USA.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0003-4976-2236

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Abstract

Multiport interferometers based on integrated beamsplitter meshes have recently captured interest as a platform for many emerging technologies. In this paper, we present a novel architecture for multiport interferometers based on the sine-cosine fractal decomposition of a unitary matrix. Our architecture is unique in that it is self-similar, enabling the construction of modular multi-chiplet devices. Due to this modularity, our design enjoys improved resilience to hardware imperfections as compared to conventional multiport interferometers. Additionally, the structure of our circuit enables systematic truncation, which is key in reducing the hardware footprint of the chip as well as compute time in training optical neural networks, while maintaining full connectivity. Numerical simulations show that truncation of these meshes gives robust performance even under large fabrication errors. This design is a step forward in the construction of large-scale programmable photonics, removing a major hurdle in scaling up to practical machine learning and quantum computing applications.

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integrated photonicsoptical information processingoptical interferometry

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PMID39634357
PMCPMC11501115

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