The Monolithic Optoelectronic Transistor: A New Optical Neuron Device
Document Type
Conference Proceeding
Publication Date
11-9-1993
Identifier/URL
43037875 (Pure)
Abstract
An integrated optoelectronic device, the monolithic optoelectronic transistor (MOET), has been demonstrated. The MOET functions as an optical sum-and-threshold device with large-signal optical gain. It can be electrically biased to achieve either abrupt switching thresholds or quasisigmoidal optical transfer characteristics, and excitatory and inhibitory inputs can be incorporated through a simple modification of the single-input device. Initial MOET devices displayed an optical gain greater than 10 and an output contrast ratio exceeding 50. The MOET has promising characteristics as a building block of optoelectronically implemented neural networks and image preprocessing systems.
Repository Citation
Aull, B. F.,
Brown, E. R.,
Maki, P. A.,
Nichols, K. B.,
Palmateer, S. C.,
& Lind, T. A.
(1993). The Monolithic Optoelectronic Transistor: A New Optical Neuron Device. Proceedings of SPIE - The International Society for Optical Engineering, 2026, 388-393.
https://corescholar.libraries.wright.edu/physics/1415
DOI
10.1117/12.163588
