2 papers
physics.optics2026
What should a linear optical frontend compute? Assessing the role of meta-optics, nonlocality, and coherence in hybrid inference systems
Nicholas Behrens, Yandong Li, Francesco Monticone
Hybrid inference systems that pair an optical frontend with a digital backend offer a route to offload computation to the physical layer. Yet what the optics should compute, and wh…
physics.optics2025
The Spatial Complexity of Optical Computing and How to Reduce It
Yandong Li, Francesco Monticone
Similar to algorithms, which consume time and memory to run, hardware requires resources to function. For devices processing physical waves, implementing operations needs sufficien…