High-speed Coherent Detection for Analog Photonic Accelerators
Abstract
We propose to establish a high-speed signal generation and characterization capability with Keysight real-time oscilloscope, to ena ble research based on coherent modulation and detection at CREOL. Coherent modulation/detection is a pervasive technology that plays an important role in many DoD-funded research activities at CREOL. The planned research activities will expand 3 major areas. The f irst area is optical computing and signal processing, specifically, high-precision analog photonic accelerators for matrix multiplic ations. The proposed high-speed signal generation and characterization system is essential to demonstrating the unique scalability a nd speed (> 10GHz) of photonics acceleration for artificial neural networks, an area of strategic importance to DoD. The second area is sensing and imaging, which includes research on beamforming for light focusing through turbulent atmosphere, electronic wavefron t correction, and ultra-large dynamic range time-of-flight (TOF) imaging. The third area is optical communication, which includes re search on high-speed frequency-hopping free-space optical (FSO) communication and random channel cryptography.The proposed high-spe ed signal generation and characterization equipment, although a rarity in academia in the United States, is commonplace in Europe, Asia and Australia. We will offer the proposed capability to other universities in the US for collaborative research to enhance th e technical competiveness of our nation and to train world-class graduate students
Document Details
- Document Type
- DoD Grant Award
- Publication Date
- Sep 07, 2021
- Source ID
- N000142112902
Entities
People
- Sean Pang
Organizations
- Office of Naval Research
- United States Navy
- University of Central Florida Board of Trustees