arXiv:2601.22300physics.opticscond-mat.dis-nn2026-01

用光实现无需梯度的自适应神经网络学习,省电又高效。

Toward all-optical unsupervised Hebbian learning in deep photonic neuromorphic networks

  • 光路中直接用光信号触发突触变化,不依赖电转换或全局反向传播。
  • 在光纤硬件上实测成功,能自动编码图像特征并保持推理能力。
  • 适合做低功耗、可扩展的光子类脑芯片,尤其适合实时处理场景。

我们提出一种基于相变材料(PCM)突触和局部光反馈的深层光子类脑网络(PNN)架构,实现在线、无监督的海布学习。该架构结合光矢量-矩阵乘法、非易失性PCM权重存储及多层光交叉开关框架内的局部相关性驱动突触自适应,兼容光子集成电路。不同于依赖外部计算梯度、反复光电转换或全局反向传播的传统PNN,本框架通过前/后突触光活动的局部相关性直接驱动海布学习。为验证可行性,我们使用光纤组件、可编程可变光衰减器及实时软件控制实现了该PNN设计,集成PCM热动力学模型。在离线与在线学习条件下,通过典型图像识别任务对监督与无监督学习行为进行了实验评估。结果表明,在真实光纤硬件条件下,突触权重可自适应演化,光学推理成功,且能通过局部海布学习自主编码模式。这些成果为未来可扩展、低功耗的集成光子类脑系统提供了实现路径。

原文摘要 · Abstract (English)

We propose a deep photonic neuromorphic network (PNN) architecture based on phase-change material (PCM) synapses and local optical feedback for online, unsupervised Hebbian learning. The proposed architecture combines optical vector-matrix multiplication, non-volatile PCM synaptic weighting, and local coincidence-driven synaptic adaptation within a multilayer photonic crossbar framework compatible with photonic integrated circuits. Unlike conventional PNNs that rely on externally computed gradients, repeated optical-electrical-optical conversions, or global backpropagation, the proposed framework employs local Hebbian learning governed directly by correlated pre- and post-synaptic optical activity. To investigate the feasibility of the proposed learning mechanism, we implemented the PNN design using fiber-optic components, programmable variable optical attenuators, and real-time software control that incorporates PCM thermal dynamics. Supervised and unsupervised learning behaviors were experimentally evaluated under both offline and online learning conditions using representative image-recognition tasks. The experimental results demonstrate adaptive synaptic evolution, successful optical inference, and autonomous pattern encoding through local Hebbian learning under realistic fiber-optic hardware conditions. These results establish a pathway toward future integrated photonic neuromorphic systems capable of scalable and energy-efficient online Hebbian learning.

光子神经网络海布学习类脑计算相变材料

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