Patents Assigned to Luminous Computing, Inc.
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Patent number: 11937030Abstract: An optical link system for computation, preferably including a photonics substrate and a plurality of electronics modules, such as processors, memory controllers, and/or switches, which are preferably bonded to the photonics substrate. A photonics substrate, preferably including a plurality of optical links including waveguides and optical transducers. A method for optical link system operation, preferably including operating electronics modules and using optical links, optionally in cooperation with electronics modules such as switches, to transfer information between the electronics modules.Type: GrantFiled: September 27, 2022Date of Patent: March 19, 2024Assignee: Luminous Computing, Inc.Inventors: Patrick Gallagher, Thomas W. Baehr-Jones, Michael Gao, Mitchell A. Nahmias
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Photonic bandgap phase modulator, optical filter bank, photonic computing system, and methods of use
Patent number: 11656485Abstract: A photonic computing system, preferably including an input module, a computation module, and/or control module. The photonic computing system can include one or more optical filter banks, such as in the computation module and/or any other suitable modules. Each optical filter bank preferably includes a plurality of photonic bandgap phase modulators. Each photonic bandgap phase modulator preferably includes a set of photonic crystal segments. The photonic crystal segments can preferably be controlled to transition light propagation between two or more photonic bands.Type: GrantFiled: July 6, 2020Date of Patent: May 23, 2023Assignee: Luminous Computing, Inc.Inventors: Mitchell A. Nahmias, Michael Gao -
Patent number: 11609375Abstract: A photonic integrated circuit (PIC) system, preferably including a substrate, one or more photonic connections, and a plurality of circuit blocks. The circuit blocks preferably include one or more waveguides that are optically coupled to the photonic connections, such as by transition features. A method of PIC fabrication, preferably including defining a PIC structure and defining circuit blocks. The circuit blocks are preferably defined onto one or more template regions defined by the PIC structure. Photonic connections are preferably defined as part of the PIC structure. Transition features, such as transitions between the photonic connections and the circuit blocks, are preferably defined concurrently with defining the circuit blocks.Type: GrantFiled: February 14, 2022Date of Patent: March 21, 2023Assignee: Luminous Computing, Inc.Inventors: Lei Wang, Thomas W. Baehr-Jones, Mitchell A. Nahmias
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Patent number: 11500410Abstract: A system for parallel photonic computation, preferably including a source module, a plurality of input modulator units, an optical interference unit (OIU), and a plurality of detector banks. An OIU, preferably including one or more unitary matrix modules and optionally including a diagonal matrix module. An input modulator, which can include one or more waveguides, couplers, and/or modulator banks. A method for parallel photonic computing, preferably including encoding input vectors, performing a desired matrix operation, and receiving output values, and optionally including performing electronic computations and/or performing further optical computations based on the outputs, which can function to compute the results of a matrix operation on many different input vectors in parallel.Type: GrantFiled: May 6, 2021Date of Patent: November 15, 2022Assignee: Luminous Computing, Inc.Inventors: Mitchell A. Nahmias, Michael Gao
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Patent number: 11490177Abstract: An optical link system for computation, preferably including a photonics substrate and a plurality of electronics modules, such as processors, memory controllers, and/or switches, which are preferably bonded to the photonics substrate. A photonics substrate, preferably including a plurality of optical links including waveguides and optical transducers. A method for optical link system operation, preferably including operating electronics modules and using optical links, optionally in cooperation with electronics modules such as switches, to transfer information between the electronics modules.Type: GrantFiled: June 2, 2021Date of Patent: November 1, 2022Assignee: Luminous Computing, Inc.Inventors: Patrick Gallagher, Thomas W. Baehr-Jones, Michael Gao, Mitchell A. Nahmias
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Patent number: 11442228Abstract: A system for photonic computing, preferably including an input module, computation module, and/or control module, wherein the computation module preferably includes one or more filter banks and/or detectors. A photonic filter bank system, preferably including two waveguides and a plurality of optical filters optically coupled to one or more of the waveguides. A method for photonic computing, preferably including controlling a computation module, controlling an input module, and/or receiving outputs from the computation module.Type: GrantFiled: April 14, 2020Date of Patent: September 13, 2022Assignee: Luminous Computing, Inc.Inventor: Mitchell A. Nahmias
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Patent number: 11211941Abstract: A digital-to-analog converter (DAC) system preferably includes one or more optical modulators and can optionally include one or more electronic DAC arrays. A method for digital-to analog conversion preferably includes receiving digital inputs and providing analog optical outputs. The method for digital-to analog conversion is preferably performed using the DAC system.Type: GrantFiled: March 15, 2021Date of Patent: December 28, 2021Assignee: Luminous Computing, Inc.Inventors: Katherine Roelofs, Rodolfo Camacho-Aguilera, Matthew Chang, Mitchell A. Nahmias, Michael Gao
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Patent number: 11143822Abstract: An optical filter system, preferably including an optical input, one or more sets of filters, and/or a control module. A method for optical filter operation, preferably including operating an optical filter system in a normal mode, assessing filter alignment, and/or shifting filter assignments.Type: GrantFiled: November 26, 2019Date of Patent: October 12, 2021Assignee: Luminous Computing, Inc.Inventors: Mitchell A. Nahmias, Michael Gao
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Photonic bandgap phase modulator, optical filter bank, photonic computing system, and methods of use
Patent number: 11016315Abstract: A photonic computing system, preferably including an input module, a computation module, and/or control module. The photonic computing system can include one or more optical filter banks, such as in the computation module and/or any other suitable modules. Each optical filter bank preferably includes a plurality of photonic bandgap phase modulators. Each photonic bandgap phase modulator preferably includes a set of photonic crystal segments. The photonic crystal segments can preferably be controlled to transition light propagation between two or more photonic bands.Type: GrantFiled: July 6, 2020Date of Patent: May 25, 2021Assignee: Luminous Computing, Inc.Inventors: Mitchell A. Nahmias, Michael Gao -
Patent number: 10908634Abstract: A system for parallel photonic computation, preferably including one or more source modules, a plurality of multiplication modules, and a plurality of summation modules. In one embodiment, each multiplication module can include a set of input modulators, a splitter, and a plurality of multiplication banks. Each summation module can include one or more detectors. Each summation module preferably receives an output from multiple multiplication modules and computes the sum of all channels of all the received outputs. A method for parallel photonic computation, preferably including generating input signals, computing products, and computing sums.Type: GrantFiled: July 8, 2020Date of Patent: February 2, 2021Assignee: Luminous Computing, Inc.Inventors: Matthew Chang, Mitchell A. Nahmias
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Patent number: 10837827Abstract: A system for analog-to-digital conversion, preferably including one or more optical inputs, optical sources, phase remodulators, and/or photonic circuits, and optionally including detector banks and/or digital electronics. A method for analog-to-digital conversion, preferably including receiving an optical input signal, generating a phase-modulated optical signal, and/or generating a plurality of optical outputs, and optionally including generating a plurality of electrical outputs and/or encoding a digital representation of the outputs.Type: GrantFiled: March 20, 2020Date of Patent: November 17, 2020Assignee: Luminous Computing, Inc.Inventors: Mitchell A. Nahmias, Michael Gao
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Patent number: 10656336Abstract: A system for photonic computing, preferably including an input module, computation module, and/or control module, wherein the computation module preferably includes one or more filter banks and/or detectors. A photonic filter bank system, preferably including two waveguides and a plurality of optical filters optically coupled to one or more of the waveguides. A method for photonic computing, preferably including controlling a computation module, controlling an input module, and/or receiving outputs from the computation module.Type: GrantFiled: November 1, 2019Date of Patent: May 19, 2020Assignee: Luminous Computing, Inc.Inventor: Mitchell A. Nahmias