Project description
Miniature photonic 'brains' restore integrity in optical networks
Optical networks in which information is carried by photons, rather than electrons, have revolutionised information and communications technologies, supporting an explosion of new applications in many fields. Communications capacity has grown exponentially but is facing an important bottleneck due to hardware-related signal degradation. The EU-funded ALPI project is developing optical circuits that mimic neuronal circuits such as those found in the nervous system to overcome this barrier. In contrast to other computational approaches that are associated with high energy consumption, these all-optical novel networks can be trained to do their jobs efficiently, reducing energy consumption and increasing transmission capacity.
Fields of science
- engineering and technologymaterials engineeringfibers
- engineering and technologyelectrical engineering, electronic engineering, information engineeringinformation engineeringtelecommunicationstelecommunications networksoptical networks
- natural sciencescomputer and information sciencesartificial intelligencemachine learningdeep learning
- natural sciencesphysical sciencesopticsfibre optics
- natural sciencescomputer and information sciencesartificial intelligencecomputational intelligence
Programme(s)
Funding Scheme
ERC-POC-LS - ERC Proof of Concept Lump Sum PilotHost institution
38122 Trento
Italy
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Beneficiaries (2)
38122 Trento
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38123 Trento
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