A novel photonics approach to unconventional information processing

We present a novel scheme in which photonic information processing can be performed using a photonic system with delayed feedback. Inspired by the way our brain process information, we show that a single optoelectronic oscillator with delay can replace a complex network of nonlinear dynamical elements without losing performance.

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