Will Photonics Loosen the Bottlenecks in Neural Systems?
From EE Times Current by EE Times On Air
June 8, 2026 · 47 min
About this episode
This episode features a discussion on optical neural networks and their potential to improve processing speeds in neural systems.
In this latest episode of Brains and Machines , Dr. Patty Stabile of the Eindhoven University of Technology chats with us about her optical neural networks with ultra-low-latency processing, and the semiconductor optical amplifiers that make them possible. Discussion follows with Dr. Giulia D’Angelo from the Czech Technical University in Prague and Professor Ralph Etienne-Cummings of Johns Hopkins University.
People in this episode
Host: Dr. Patty Stabile
Guests: Dr. Giulia D’Angelo, Professor Ralph Etienne-Cummings
Topics covered
- photonics
- neural systems
- optical neural networks
- semiconductors
- low-latency processing
Keywords
- photonics
- neural networks
- semiconductor amplifiers
- low-latency
- optical processing
Mentioned in this episode
Organizations: Eindhoven University of Technology, Czech Technical University in Prague, Johns Hopkins University
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