Spatially Parallel All-optical Neural Networks

• URL: http://arxiv.org/abs/2509.23611v1
• Date: Sun, 28 Sep 2025 03:25:40 GMT
• Title: Spatially Parallel All-optical Neural Networks
• Authors: Jianwei Qin, Yanbing Liu, Yan Liu, Xun Liu, Wei Li, Fangwei Ye,
• Abstract summary: All-optical neural networks (AONNs) have emerged as a promising paradigm for ultrafast and energy-efficient computation.<n>Here we propose a spatially parallel architecture for all-optical neural networks (SP-AONNs)<n>Our findings highlight spatial parallelism as a practical and scalable strategy for advancing the capabilities of optical neural computing.
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• License: http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/
• Abstract: All-optical neural networks (AONNs) have emerged as a promising paradigm for ultrafast and energy-efficient computation. These networks typically consist of multiple serially connected layers between input and output layers--a configuration we term spatially series AONNs, with deep neural networks (DNNs) being the most prominent examples. However, such series architectures suffer from progressive signal degradation during information propagation and critically require additional nonlinearity designs to model complex relationships effectively. Here we propose a spatially parallel architecture for all-optical neural networks (SP-AONNs). Unlike series architecture that sequentially processes information through consecutively connected optical layers, SP-AONNs divide the input signal into identical copies fed simultaneously into separate optical layers. Through coherent interference between these parallel linear sub-networks, SP-AONNs inherently enable nonlinear computation without relying on active nonlinear components or iterative updates. We implemented a modular 4F optical system for SP-AONNs and evaluated its performance across multiple image classification benchmarks. Experimental results demonstrate that increasing the number of parallel sub-networks consistently enhances accuracy, improves noise robustness, and expands model expressivity. Our findings highlight spatial parallelism as a practical and scalable strategy for advancing the capabilities of optical neural computing.

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