Abstract
An integrated two-section laser with saturable absorber and gain section fabricated in an InP technology platform is analysed. Bistability and a voltage depending self-spiking behaviour are demonstrated. Additional simulations show that the self-spiking behaviour is likely triggered by noise, and that the pulse density can be controlled by the absorber voltage. This makes the proposed device a promising encoder in the input layer of a photonic spiking neural network.
| Original language | English |
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| Title of host publication | ECIO 2022 23rd European Conference on Integrated Optics, Proceedings |
| Pages | 227-229 |
| Number of pages | 3 |
| Publication status | Published - 4 May 2022 |
| Event | 23rd European Conference on Integrated Optics (ECIO 2022) - Politecnico di Milano, Milan, Italy Duration: 4 May 2022 → 6 May 2022 Conference number: 23 http://www.ecio-conference.org |
Conference
| Conference | 23rd European Conference on Integrated Optics (ECIO 2022) |
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| Abbreviated title | ECIO 2022 |
| Country/Territory | Italy |
| City | Milan |
| Period | 4/05/22 → 6/05/22 |
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Keywords
- optical neuron
- spiking neuron
- bistable laser
- photonic integrated laser
- Excitability