公开(公告)号：US20200300695A1

公开(公告)日：2020-09-24

申请号：US16826008

申请日：2020-03-20

Applicant: Luminous Computing, Inc.

Inventor： Mitchell A. Nahmias ,  Michael Gao

IPC: G01J1/44 ,  H03M1/12 ,  G01J1/04

Abstract: A system for analog-to-digital conversion, preferably including one or more optical inputs, optical sources, phase remodulators, and/or photonic circuits, and optionally including detector banks and/or digital electronics. A method for analog-to-digital conversion, preferably including receiving an optical input signal, generating a phase-modulated optical signal, and/or generating a plurality of optical outputs, and optionally including generating a plurality of electrical outputs and/or encoding a digital representation of the outputs.

公开(公告)号：US11016315B2

公开(公告)日：2021-05-25

申请号：US16921529

申请日：2020-07-06

Applicant: Luminous Computing, Inc.

Inventor： Mitchell A. Nahmias ,  Michael Gao

IPC: G02F1/03 ,  G02B6/00 ,  G02F1/00 ,  G02F1/035 ,  G02F1/025

Abstract: A photonic computing system, preferably including an input module, a computation module, and/or control module. The photonic computing system can include one or more optical filter banks, such as in the computation module and/or any other suitable modules. Each optical filter bank preferably includes a plurality of photonic bandgap phase modulators. Each photonic bandgap phase modulator preferably includes a set of photonic crystal segments. The photonic crystal segments can preferably be controlled to transition light propagation between two or more photonic bands.

公开(公告)号：US12085790B2

公开(公告)日：2024-09-10

申请号：US18134871

申请日：2023-04-14

Applicant: Luminous Computing, Inc.

Inventor： Mitchell A. Nahmias ,  Michael Gao

IPC: G02F1/21 ,  G02F1/025 ,  G02F1/03 ,  G02F1/035

CPC classification number: G02F1/0327 ,  G02F1/025 ,  G02F1/035 ,  G02F2202/32 ,  G02F2203/50

Abstract: A photonic computing system, preferably including an input module, a computation module, and/or control module. The photonic computing system can include one or more optical filter banks, such as in the computation module and/or any other suitable modules. Each optical filter bank preferably includes a plurality of photonic bandgap phase modulators. Each photonic bandgap phase modulator preferably includes a set of photonic crystal segments. The photonic crystal segments can preferably be controlled to transition light propagation between two or more photonic bands.

公开(公告)号：US20240223923A1

公开(公告)日：2024-07-04

申请号：US18608302

申请日：2024-03-18

Applicant: Luminous Computing, Inc.

Inventor： Patrick Gallagher ,  Thomas W. Baehr-Jones ,  Michael Gao ,  Mitchell A. Nahmias

IPC: H04Q11/00 ,  H04B10/25

CPC classification number: H04Q11/0005 ,  H04B10/25

Abstract: An optical link system for computation, preferably including a photonics substrate and a plurality of electronics modules, such as processors, memory controllers, and/or switches, which are preferably bonded to the photonics substrate. A photonics substrate, preferably including a plurality of optical links including waveguides and optical transducers. A method for optical link system operation, preferably including operating electronics modules and using optical links, optionally in cooperation with electronics modules such as switches, to transfer information between the electronics modules.

公开(公告)号：US11500410B1

公开(公告)日：2022-11-15

申请号：US17313917

申请日：2021-05-06

Applicant: Luminous Computing, Inc.

Inventor： Mitchell A. Nahmias ,  Michael Gao

IPC: G06E3/00 ,  G02B6/293

Abstract: A system for parallel photonic computation, preferably including a source module, a plurality of input modulator units, an optical interference unit (OIU), and a plurality of detector banks. An OIU, preferably including one or more unitary matrix modules and optionally including a diagonal matrix module. An input modulator, which can include one or more waveguides, couplers, and/or modulator banks. A method for parallel photonic computing, preferably including encoding input vectors, performing a desired matrix operation, and receiving output values, and optionally including performing electronic computations and/or performing further optical computations based on the outputs, which can function to compute the results of a matrix operation on many different input vectors in parallel.

公开(公告)号：US11490177B1

公开(公告)日：2022-11-01

申请号：US17337289

申请日：2021-06-02

Applicant: Luminous Computing, Inc.

Inventor： Patrick Gallagher ,  Thomas W. Baehr-Jones ,  Michael Gao ,  Mitchell A. Nahmias

IPC: H04J14/00 ,  H04Q11/00 ,  H04B10/25

Abstract: An optical link system for computation, preferably including a photonics substrate and a plurality of electronics modules, such as processors, memory controllers, and/or switches, which are preferably bonded to the photonics substrate. A photonics substrate, preferably including a plurality of optical links including waveguides and optical transducers. A method for optical link system operation, preferably including operating electronics modules and using optical links, optionally in cooperation with electronics modules such as switches, to transfer information between the electronics modules.

公开(公告)号：US11211941B2

公开(公告)日：2021-12-28

申请号：US17202108

申请日：2021-03-15

Applicant: Luminous Computing, Inc.

Inventor： Katherine Roelofs ,  Rodolfo Camacho-Aguilera ,  Matthew Chang ,  Mitchell A. Nahmias ,  Michael Gao

IPC: H03M1/66 ,  H03M1/68 ,  H04B10/516

Abstract: A digital-to-analog converter (DAC) system preferably includes one or more optical modulators and can optionally include one or more electronic DAC arrays. A method for digital-to analog conversion preferably includes receiving digital inputs and providing analog optical outputs. The method for digital-to analog conversion is preferably performed using the DAC system.

公开(公告)号：US20230016616A1

公开(公告)日：2023-01-19

申请号：US17953590

申请日：2022-09-27

Applicant: Luminous Computing, Inc.

Inventor： Patrick Gallagher ,  Thomas W. Baehr-Jones ,  Michael Gao ,  Mitchell A. Nahmias

IPC: H04Q11/00 ,  H04B10/25

Abstract: An optical link system for computation, preferably including a photonics substrate and a plurality of electronics modules, such as processors, memory controllers, and/or switches, which are preferably bonded to the photonics substrate. A photonics substrate, preferably including a plurality of optical links including waveguides and optical transducers. A method for optical link system operation, preferably including operating electronics modules and using optical links, optionally in cooperation with electronics modules such as switches, to transfer information between the electronics modules.

公开(公告)号：US20210409144A1

公开(公告)日：2021-12-30

申请号：US17472898

申请日：2021-09-13

Applicant: Luminous Computing, Inc.

Inventor： Mitchell A. Nahmias ,  Michael Gao

IPC: H04J14/02 ,  G02B6/293 ,  H04B10/54

Abstract: An optical filter system, preferably including an optical input, one or more sets of filters, and/or a control module. A method for optical filter operation, preferably including operating an optical filter system in a normal mode, assessing filter alignment, and/or shifting filter assignments.

公开(公告)号：US20210288658A1

公开(公告)日：2021-09-16

申请号：US17202108

申请日：2021-03-15

Applicant: Luminous Computing, Inc.

Inventor： Katherine Roelofs ,  Rodolfo Camacho-Aguilera ,  Matthew Chang ,  Mitchell A. Nahmias ,  Michael Gao

IPC: H03M1/68 ,  H04B10/516

Abstract: A digital-to-analog converter (DAC) system preferably includes one or more optical modulators and can optionally include one or more electronic DAC arrays. A method for digital-to analog conversion preferably includes receiving digital inputs and providing analog optical outputs. The method for digital-to analog conversion is preferably performed using the DAC system.