ARTIFICIAL NEURON

摘要

The present invention relates to an optical device (101, 201, 305). The present invention may be implemented as optical artificial neurons. The optical device comprises an optically transmissive light-receiving device (102) which may be a photodiode, an optically transmissive light-emitting device (104, 304) such as a light-emitting diode, an optically transmissive processor (103) comprising a memory storage device (106). The light-emitting device and the light-receiving device are electrically connected to the processor which is configured to control the light-emitting device to emit an optical signal (307, 313) based on a first optical signal received by the light-receiving device. The optical device comprises an address which is transmitted with the optical signal. The address of may be recognized by the processor when processing a received optical signal and is used by the processor to determine to control the light-emitting device to emit an optical signal or not.

主权项

1. An optical device comprising:
an optically transmissive light-emitting device configured to allow at least portion of an optical signal to be transmitted through said optically transmissive light-emitting device; an optically transmissive light-receiving device, wherein said optical signal is received by said optically transmissive light-receiving device and at least a portion of said optical signal is transmitted through said optically transmissive light-receiving device; and an optically transmissive control unit electrically connected to said light-emitting device and to said light-receiving device, said optically transmissive control unit being configured to allow at least a portion of said optical signal to pass through the optically transmissive control unit; wherein the control unit is configured to control the light-emitting device to emit an optical signal based on at least said optical signal received by said light-receiving device.