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Insect-Brain inspired Neuromorphic Nanophotonics

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Deliverables

Communication Plan (opens in new window)

Plan for Dissemination and Exploitation including Communication Activities

Optical communication between NW nodes (opens in new window)

The deliverable will be based on the Task 1.1Interconnectivity by light: Step-by-step implementation of assemblies of III-V NW based absorbers and emitters starting with one pair and then extending. We will use already existing, reliable n-i-n InP NWs as detectors. These will be placed using a Scanning Electron Microscope (SEM) nanoprobe. As emitters we will use an InP quantum dot grown in an Al0.3In0.7P NW. We will experimentally verify the functionality by both electrical measurements of the circuit and measurements of light fields using local light field sensitive photoemission electron microscopy (PEEM)28 and scanning probes coupled with high resolution optical microscopy and lasers. For the III-V nanopillar (made by nanolithography and dry etching) spiking absorbers and emitters, we will design within the epilayer stacks: i) n-i-n AlAs/GaAs/AlAs DBQW layer stacks as detector and spike generators, ii) p-i-n layer GaAs/AlGaAs as emitter/cladding layers. Optical simulations will use Finite-difference methods, and real-time Green's functions (nextnano software) to simulate epilayers. We will use III-Vs on GaAs and on Ge-Si substrates (wafer bonding of III-Vs to Si will be also targeted). We will verify the functions of electrically pumped nanopillars by static electrical measurements (current-voltage), static photoresponse of the detector, micro-electroluminescence to determine light-current and emission characteristics. We will derive from first principles the non-linear differential rate equations governing the spiking neurons with light emitting and detector functions. Models will be used in WPs 3 and 4 for neural network system simulations.

DMP Update 2 (opens in new window)

DMP update at the end of Reporting Period 2. All partners including INL will contribute

DMP Update 1 (opens in new window)

All partners including INL will contribute to the update of the Data Management Plan

Data Management Plan (opens in new window)

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Publications

Brain-inspired nanophotonic spike computing: challenges and prospects (opens in new window)

Author(s): Bruno Romeira; Ricardo Adão; Jana B Nieder; Qusay Al-Taai; Weikang Zhang; Robert H Hadfield; Edward Wasige; Matěj Hejda; Antonio Hurtado; Ekaterina Malysheva; Victor Dolores Calzadilla; João Lourenço; D Castro Alves; José M L Figueiredo; Ignacio Ortega-Piwonka; Julien Javaloyes; Stuart Edwards; J Iwan Davies; Folkert Horst; Bert J Offrein
Published in: NEUROMORPHIC COMPUTING AND ENGINEERING, Issue 3 (3) 33001, 2023, ISSN 2634-4386
Publisher: IOP Science
DOI: 10.1088/2634-4386/ACDF

Free-standing millimeter-range 3D waveguides for on-chip optical interconnects (opens in new window)

Author(s): Artur Andrishak, Bejoys Jacob, Tiago L. Alves, Christian Maibohm, Bruno Romeira & Jana B. Nieder
Published in: Scientific Reports, Issue 14, 2024, ISSN 2045-2322
Publisher: Springer Nature Limited
DOI: 10.1038/s41598-024-69522-0

Artificial nanophotonic neuron with internal memory for biologically inspired and reservoir network computing (opens in new window)

Author(s): David Winge; Magnus Borgström; Erik Lind; Anders Mikkelsen
Published in: Neuromorph. Comput. Eng., Issue 3, 034011, 2023, ISSN 2634-4386
Publisher: IOP Science
DOI: 10.48550/arxiv.2305.00741

Optical-Beam-Induced Current in InAs/InP Nanowires for Hot-Carrier Photovoltaics (opens in new window)

Author(s): Jonatan Fast, Yen-Po Liu, Yang Chen, Lars Samelson, Adam M Burke, Heiner Linke and Anders Mikkelsen
Published in: ACS Appl. Energy Mater., Issue 2022, 5, 6, 7728–7734, 2022, ISSN 2574-0962
Publisher: ACS
DOI: 10.1021/acsaem.2c01208

Integrating molecular photoswitch memory with nanoscale optoelectronics for neuromorphic computing (opens in new window)

Author(s): David Alcer; Nelia Zaiats; Thomas K. Jensen; Abbey M. Philip; Evripidis Gkanias; Nils Ceberg; Abhijit Das; Vidar Flodgren; Stanley Heinze; Magnus T. Borgström; Barbara Webb; Bo W. Laursen; Anders Mikkelsen
Published in: Communications Materials, Issue 6,11, 2025, ISSN 2662-4443
Publisher: Springer Nature
DOI: 10.1038/S43246-024-00707-W

Vertically Processed GaInP/InP Tandem-Junction Nanowire Solar Cells (opens in new window)

Author(s): David AlcerMatteo TirritoLukas HrachowinaMagnus T. Borgström*
Published in: ACS Applied Nano Materials, Issue 7 (2), 2352-2358, 2024, ISSN 2574-0970
Publisher: AMER CHEMICAL SOC
DOI: 10.1021/ACSANM.3C05909

Spatiotemporal computations in the insect celestial compass (opens in new window)

Author(s): Evripidis Gkanias, Barbara Webb
Published in: Nature Communications, Issue 16, 2025, ISSN 2041-1723
Publisher: Springer Science and Business Media LLC
DOI: 10.1038/S41467-025-57937-W

Electroluminescence in <i>n</i>-type GaAs unipolar nanoLEDs (opens in new window)

Author(s): Bejoys Jacob, João Azevedo, Jana B. Nieder, Bruno Romeira
Published in: Optics Letters, Issue 50, 2025, ISSN 0146-9592
Publisher: Optica Publishing Group
DOI: 10.1364/OL.546063

Scientific Reports (opens in new window)

Author(s): Bejoys Jacob; Juan Silva; José M. L. Figueiredo; Jana B. Nieder; Bruno Romeira
Published in: Light-induced negative differential resistance and neural oscillations in neuromorphic photonic semiconductor micropillar sensory neurons, Issue 15, 6805, 2025, ISSN 2045-2322
Publisher: Springer Nature
DOI: 10.1038/S41598-025-90265-Z

Emergent spatial goals in an integrative model of the insect central complex (opens in new window)

Author(s): Roman Goulard; Stanley Heinze; Barbara Webb
Published in: PLoS Computational Biology,, Issue Vol 19, Iss 12, p e1011480 (2023), 2023, ISSN 1553-7358
Publisher: PLOS
DOI: 10.1371/journal.pcbi.1011480

Direct on-Chip Optical Communication between Nano Optoelectronic Devices (opens in new window)

Author(s): Vidar Flodgren, Abhijit Das, Joachim E. Sestoft, David Alcer, Thomas K. Jensen, Hossein Jeddi, Håkan Pettersson, Jesper Nygård, Magnus T. Borgström, Heiner Linke, Anders Mikkelsen
Published in: ACS Photonics, Issue 12, 2025, ISSN 2330-4022
Publisher: American Chemical Society (ACS)
DOI: 10.1021/ACSPHOTONICS.4C01375

Neuromorphic Readout for Hadron Calorimeters (opens in new window)

Author(s): Lupi, E.; Abhishek; Aehle, M.; Awais, M.; Breccia, A.; Carroccio, R.; Chen, L.; Das, A.; De Vita, A.; Dorigo, T.; et al.
Published in: Particles, Issue 8, 52, 2025, ISSN 2571-712X
Publisher: MDPI
DOI: 10.3390/PARTICLES8020052

Celestial compass sensor mimics the insect eye for navigation under cloudy and occluded skies (opens in new window)

Author(s): Evripidis Gkanias, Robert Mitchell, Jan Stankiewicz, Sadeque Khan, Srinjoy Mitra1, Barbara Webb
Published in: Researchsquare, Issue Version 1, posted 29 Jun, 2023, 2023, ISSN 2693-5015
Publisher: Research Square Company
DOI: 10.21203/rs.3.rs-2955846/v1

Robust Red-Absorbing Donor-Acceptor Stenhouse Adduct Photoswitches (opens in new window)

Author(s): Abbey Meprathu Philip, Marie Erskov Krogh, Bo Wegge Laursen
Published in: Chemistry - A European Journal, Issue e202400621, 2024, ISSN 1521-3765
Publisher: Wiley-VCH GmbH
DOI: 10.1002/chem.202400621

Room-temperature electroluminescence and light detection from III-V unipolar microLEDs without p-type doping (opens in new window)

Author(s): Bejoys Jacob, Filipe Camarneiro, Jérôme Borme, José M. L. Figueiredo, Jana B. Nieder, and Bruno Romeira
Published in: Optica, Issue Vol. 10, Issue 4, pp. 528-537, 2023, ISSN 2334-2536
Publisher: Optica Publishing Group
DOI: 10.1364/OPTICA.476938

Master Thesis: Modelling photoswitching dye memory for path integration

Author(s): Nils Ceberg and Jacob Säll Nilsson
Published in: LUP Student Papers, Issue (2022) In LU-CS-EX EDAM05 20221, 2023, ISSN 1650-2884
Publisher: Lund University

Master Thesis: Investigating the use of Semiconductor Nanowires for Neural Networks

Author(s): Alfredo Serafini
Published in: LUP Student Papers, Issue (2022) FYSM30 20212, 2022
Publisher: Lund University Libraries

Master Thesis: Optical Communication using Nanowires and Molecular Memory Systems

Author(s): Thomas Kjellberg Jensen
Published in: LUP Student Papers, Issue 9145663, 2024
Publisher: Lund University Libraries

Master thesis: Nanowires and molecule-based memory systems for optically transmitted signal manipulation

Author(s): Nathanael Löfström
Published in: LUP Student Papers, Issue 9169184, 2024
Publisher: Lund University Libraries

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