Waveguide-Based Ternary Matrix Vector Multiplication
Zero weights gate their waveguide shut — photons skip where computation isn't needed.
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Zero weights gate their waveguide shut — photons skip where computation isn't needed.
What It IS
Technical VisionThe architectural essence — what makes this technology work
An optical neural network where waveguides carrying zero-weighted connections are physically gated — no photons propagate, no energy is consumed. Light flows only through the paths that matter. Optical sparsity as energy savings.
Abstract
Optical implementation of matrix-vector operations for ternary data using integrated photonic waveguides and modulators.
Visual Essence
An optical neural network where waveguides carrying zero-weighted connections are physically gated — no photons propagate, no energy is consumed. Light flows only through the paths that matter. Optical sparsity as energy savings.
Technology Domains
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