Designing a state of art photonic AI accelerator
Mohamed F. Fouda, Emanuel Peinke · 2021
In this work, we discuss the requirements and challenges of designing a photonic computing chip that can be deployed in the latest commercial AI systems. Silicon Photonics have the potential to revolutionize AI computing by delivering unprecedented improvements in the power consumption and computational throughput of AI computations. Still, there are several challenges to be tackled. Among these are the need to design high-density photonic integrated circuits, designing photonic memory systems for data storage, and solving the bottleneck of the electrical-to-optical conversions. Several innovative photonic technologies have been introduced to address these challenges. The progress on implementing these technologies is discussed.