Abstract

An optical pipeline architecture based on coherence modulation of light is advanced. The processing elements are formed by electro-optic modulators set in series in which the data flow propagates from a low-coherence light beam. Initial experimental verifications are reported for bulk devices and show that a potential computing speed of 10¹¹ additions/multiplications per second can be expected.

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