Controlled inhibition of spiking dynamics in VCSELs for neuromorphic photonics : theory and experiments

Robertson, Joshua and Deng, Tao and Javaloyes, Julien and Hurtado, Antonio (2017) Controlled inhibition of spiking dynamics in VCSELs for neuromorphic photonics : theory and experiments. Optics Letters, 42 (7). ISSN 0146-9592 (https://doi.org/10.1364/OL.42.001560)

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Abstract

We report experimentally and on theory on the controllable inhibition of spiking regimes in a 1300 nm wavelength Vertical Cavity Surface Emitting Laser (VCSEL). Reproducible suppression of spiking dynamics is demonstrated at fast operation speeds (up to sub-ns rates) and with total control on the temporal duration of the spiking inhibition windows. This work opens new paths towards photonic inhibitory neuronal model system for use in future neuromorphic photonic information processing modules and which are able to operate at speeds up to 8 orders of magnitude faster than biological neurons.

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Robertson, Joshua, Deng, Tao, Javaloyes, Julien and Hurtado, Antonio ORCID logoORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-4448-9034;
  • Item type:Article
    ID code:60248
    Dates:
    Date
    Event
    14 March 2017
    Published
    14 March 2017
    Published Online
    14 March 2017
    Accepted
    Notes:© 2017 Optical Society of America. One print or electronic copy may be made for personal use only. Systematic reproduction and distribution, duplication of any material in this paper for a fee or for commercial purposes, or modifications of the content of this paper are prohibited.
    Keywords:semiconductor lasers, vertical cavity surface emitting laser (VCSEL), Optical neural systems, neuromorphic photonic systems, neuromorphic systems, Optics. Light, Atomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics
    Subjects:Science > Physics > Optics. Light
    Department:Faculty of Science > Physics
    Faculty of Science > Physics > Institute of Photonics
    Depositing user: Pure Administrator
    Date deposited:20 Mar 2017 12:56
    Last modified:04 Dec 2023 18:47
    URI:https://strathprints.strath.ac.uk/id/eprint/60248
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