Compressing and expanding optical matrix-vector multipliers for enabling optical image encoder-decoders and generators

Adrian Stern

doi:10.1038/s41377-025-02141-0

Compressing and expanding optical matrix-vector multipliers for enabling optical image encoder-decoders and generators

Adrian Stern

School of Electrical and Computer Engineering

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Both compressing and expanding optical matrix-vector multipliers are necessary for the full optical realization of neural networks. An expanding multiplier scheme is proposed, which, together with common compressing multipliers, is employed to demonstrate image processor networks such as autoencoders and image generators.

Original language	English
Article number	45
Journal	Light: Science and Applications
Volume	15
Issue number	1
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1038/s41377-025-02141-0
State	Published - 1 Dec 2026

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Electronic, Optical and Magnetic Materials
Atomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics

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Compressing and expanding optical matrix-vector multipliers for enabling optical image encoder-decoders and generators

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