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Multiplying matrices in a single pass with light

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Carlos Rı́os *
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Nathan Youngblood *
DOI:10.1038/s41566-025-01828-5delete
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Abstract

Abstract

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Optical computing has been limited to vector–matrix multiplications, with matrix–matrix operations requiring wavelength- or time-division multiplexing, reducing energy efficiency and speed. Now, researchers have demonstrated a free-space optical approach that overcomes these limitations, enabling parallel matrix–matrix and tensor–matrix multiplications in a single optical operation.
Keywords:
optical computing
matrix multiplication
tensor multiplication
free-space optics
parallel processing

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Nature Photonics cover
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