Integration of Deep Learning and Machine Learning for Label-Free Two-Photon Imaging-Based Classification of Oral Lesions: A Pilot Study

Photonics Breakthroughs 2025: Parallel Photonic Machine Learning With a Nonlinear Amplifying Loop Mirror

L. Lauro, A. Aadhi, I. Alamgir, B. Fischer, P. Dmitriev, C. Mazoukh, et al.

TL;DR: This work presents and discusses their recent work on a tunable neuromorphic photonic reservoir based on a nonlinear amplifying loop mirror and places it within the broader context of recent advances in photonic reservoir computing.

Neuromorphic photonics has emerged as a promising route for brain-inspired information processing, with optical neural networks offering a path beyond key bandwidth and energy bottlenecks of conventional electronic hardware. Within this landscape, photonic reservoir computing has…Read more

High-precise multi-cell indoor visible light positioning based on machine learning for Indoor millimeter-wave/terahertz communication assistance

Yitong Li, Jianguo Yu, Naibo Zhang, Kun Deng, Jun Liu, Ruiliang Song

Detection of Lymph Node Invasion Using Digital Holographic Images and Machine Learning

Violeta Liuba Calin, Nicolae Tarba, Mona Mihailescu, Adrian Vasile Dumitru, Ana Lucia Asmarandei, Andrei Marian Niculae, et al.

Realization of All-Optical Nonlinear Activation Function in Photonic Nano-Beam Resonators for Application in Optical Neural Networks

Samaneh Amiri, Mehdi Miri

This study presents the development of a novel nonlinear activation function (NLAF) for integrated optical neural networks (ONNs), leveraging a thermally actuated photonic crystal (PC) nanobeam resonator (PCNBR) integrated with a phase-change material (GST). For the first time, t…Read more

Real-Time Integrated Sensing with 5.08 mm Range Resolution and 15.5 Gbps Bidirectional Wireless Communication Over a 270-Meter Outdoor Photonic-Assisted Terahertz Link

Qihang Wang, Wen Zhou, Sicong Xu, Siqi Wang, Jie Zhang, Xin Lu, et al.

Photonic-assisted terahertz integrated sensing and communication (THz-ISAC) enables efficient utilization of spectral and hardware resources, yet existing research remains in the preliminary stage, suffering from limitations such as short coverage range, offline digital signal pr…Read more

Wide Field-of-View (FOV) and Bidirectional Unmanned-Aerial-Vehicle (UAV) Based Optical Wireless Communication (OWC) Using Camera

Yun-Han Chang, Chi-Wai Chow, Yu‐Heng Hong, Hao-Chung Kuo

TL;DR: This work puts forward and presents the first demonstration up to the authors’ knowledge a wide field-of-view (FOV) and bidirectional UAV-assisted OWC system using optical-camera-based under-sampled phase shift on-off keying (UPS-OOK) format.

Unmanned-aerial-vehicle (UAV)-assisted optical-wireless-communication (OWC) systems offer several advantages, including data offloading, high flexibility, high mobility, and the ability to temporarily handle unexpected data surges during catastrophic situations. However, some cha…Read more