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Cascadable optical nonlinear activation function based on Ge-Si
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To augment the capabilities of optical computing, specialized nonlinear devices as optical activation functions are crucial for enhancing the complexity of optical neural networks. However, existing optical nonlinear activation function devices often encounter challenges in preparation, compatibility, and multi-layer cascading. Here, we propose a cascadable optical nonlinear activation function architecture based on Ge-Si structured devices. Leveraging dual-source modulation, this architecture achieves cascading and wavelength switching by compensating for loss. Experimental comparisons with traditional Ge-Si devices validate the cascading capability of the new architecture. We first verified the versatility of this activation function in a MNIST task, and then in a multi-layer optical dense neural network designed for complex gesture recognition classification, the proposed architecture improves accuracy by an average of 23% compared to a linear network and 15% compared to a network with a traditional activation function architecture. With its advantages of cascadability and high compatibility, this work underscores the potential of all-optical activation functions for large-scale optical neural network scaling and complex task handling. (c) 2024 Optica Publishing Group. All rights, including for text and data mining (TDM), Artificial Intelligence (AI) training, and similar technologies, are reserved.
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