Photonic Neural Networks

Dear Colleagues,

Artificial neural networks (ANNs) are recognized for their enormous potential across many scientific disciplines and economic sectors. They have therefore rapidly evolved in the past decade. Although traditional computing architectures such as central processing units (CPUs) or graphic processing units (GPUs) were originally used by computer science experts to implement their ANN algorithms and ideas, growing expectations in the artificial intelligence (AI) industry demands faster and more power efficient computing solutions to run demanding deep learning tasks. The developments in ANNs coincide with tremendous developments in the field of photonic materials and integrated photonic circuits. Over the years, photonic computing studies and products have demonstrated a clear advantage in communication and processing speed over their electronic rivals due to the inherent parallelism of the bosonic nature of light. Furthermore, many linear and non-linear transformations were demonstrated using passive optical components, meta devices, and active photonic components. To further advance the field of photonic neural networks (PNN), we encourage you to submit your work to this Special Issue. Original research papers or review articles providing insights into the state-of-the-art and future of the field are welcome. This Special Issue focuses on:

(a) Photonic integrated circuit architectures for matrix multiplications,

(b) Photonic neuromorphic computing,

(c) Reservoir computing,

(d) Device components for implementing nonlinear functions in photonic neural networks, and

(e) Application opportunities for photonic neural networks.

Dr. Mohammad H. Tahersima
Guest Editor

Manuscript Submission Information

Manuscripts should be submitted online at www.mdpi.com by registering and logging in to this website. Once you are registered, click here to go to the submission form. Manuscripts can be submitted until the deadline. All submissions that pass pre-check are peer-reviewed. Accepted papers will be published continuously in the journal (as soon as accepted) and will be listed together on the special issue website. Research articles, review articles as well as short communications are invited. For planned papers, a title and short abstract (about 100 words) can be sent to the Editorial Office for announcement on this website.

Submitted manuscripts should not have been published previously, nor be under consideration for publication elsewhere (except conference proceedings papers). All manuscripts are thoroughly refereed through a single-blind peer-review process. A guide for authors and other relevant information for submission of manuscripts is available on the Instructions for Authors page. Photonics is an international peer-reviewed open access monthly journal published by MDPI.

Please visit the Instructions for Authors page before submitting a manuscript. The Article Processing Charge (APC) for publication in this open access journal is 2400 CHF (Swiss Francs). Submitted papers should be well formatted and use good English. Authors may use MDPI's English editing service prior to publication or during author revisions.