Photon processor

The main articles are:

• Silicon photonics
• Photon integrated circuit (FIS)

2024: Processor Build

On August 9, 2024, it became known that the assembly of an experimental sample of a photon processor, which is able to speed up data processing in neural networks hundreds of times compared to modern semiconductor computers, had started in Russia. The assembly, which began in August 2024, is scheduled to be completed by the end of 2024. This project is being implemented at the Korolev Samara University as part of the scientific program of the National Center for Physics and Mathematics (NCPM) with the support of the state corporation Rosatom.

source = Samara National Research University named after Academician S.P. Korolev (Aerospace University)

According to Roman Skidanov, professor at the Department of Technical Cybernetics of Samara University and Doctor of Physical and Mathematical Sciences, the process of creating an experimental sample of a photon processor is in strict accordance with the plan. At the moment, all the main components have already been manufactured, and their body assembly has begun. An important step was the decision to use another type of laser - diode, which is compact and has improved characteristics. This change is expected to have a positive impact on processor performance. The completion of the assembly and testing are scheduled for the end of 2024, which will be an important stage in the development of domestic data processing technologies.

The photon processor, developed by specialists from Samara University, is a new generation of computing systems based on the transmission of information using particles of light - photons, not electrons, as in traditional processors. This technology makes it possible to significantly speed up data processing, especially in tasks related to artificial intelligence and machine learning. The processor was created in preparation for the implementation by 2030 of a photon computer of the "megacyence" class, which will have a record performance - up to 10 to 21 degrees of operations per second.^[1]

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