Sunday, August 31, 2025

China Achieves Major Advancement in Ultra-Highly Parallel Optical Computing Integrated Chips

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Researchers at the Shanghai Institute of Optics and Fine Mechanics (SIOM) have made a significant breakthrough in optical computing with the development of the Meteor-1, an ultra-highly parallel optical computing integrated chip. Led by Researcher Xie Peng, the team successfully demonstrated a prototype that achieves a parallelism level exceeding 100, addressing the challenges of high-density information processing on photonic chips. This innovation incorporates on-chip multi-wavelength light sources and programmable optical computing, paving the way for advancements in ultra-low-power, high-speed photonic supercomputers. The research marks a crucial step in overcoming computational density bottlenecks in optical technologies, promising enhanced performance for diverse applications like artificial intelligence and scientific computing.

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