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HARRIS NICHOLAS C
US62 patents
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LIGHTMATTER INC
42 patentsUS11036002B2Jun 15, 2021
Photonic communication platform
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Photonic communication platform
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Photonic communication platform
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Systems and methods for analog computing using a linear photonic processor
LIGHTMATTER INC22 citations94
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Linear photonic processors and related methods
LIGHTMATTER INC14 citations94
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Photonic processing systems and methods
LIGHTMATTER INC28 citations94
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Systems and methods for training matrix-based differentiable programs
LIGHTMATTER INC17 citations93
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Photonic processing systems and methods
LIGHTMATTER INC10 citations86
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Linear photonic processors and related methods
LIGHTMATTER INC4 citations85
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Photonics packaging method and device
LIGHTMATTER INC15 citations85
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Photonics stabilization circuitry
LIGHTMATTER INC6 citations83
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Optical differential low-noise receivers and related methods
LIGHTMATTER INC6 citations82
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Systems and methods for training matrix-based differentiable programs
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Systems and methods for analog computing using a linear photonic processor
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Systems and methods for utilizing photonic degrees of freedom in a photonic processor
LIGHTMATTER INC4 citations75
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Photonic communication platform
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Photonic communication platform
LIGHTMATTER INC2 citations73
US11936434B2Mar 19, 2024
Systems and methods for analog computing using a linear photonic processor
LIGHTMATTER INC1 citations73
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Linear photonic processors and related methods
LIGHTMATTER INC3 citations73
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Pin sharing for photonic processors
LIGHTMATTER INC3 citations73
US11367711B2Jun 21, 2022
Optically interfaced stacked memories and related methods and systems
LIGHTMATTER INC5 citations73
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Linear photonic processors and related methods
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Matrix multiplication using optical processing
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Photonic communication platform and related methods for increasing yield
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Computer chassis
LIGHTMATTER INC2 citations69
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Residue number system in a photonic matrix accelerator
LIGHTMATTER INC3 citations69
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Multi-tenant isolation on a multi-reticle photonic communication platform
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Multi-tenant isolation on a multi-reticle photonic communication platform
LIGHTMATTER INC0 citations63
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Systems and methods for utilizing photonic degrees of freedom in a photonic processor
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Photonic communication platform
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Fast prediction processor
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Matrix multiplication using optical processing
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Photonic communication platform
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Photonic communication platform
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Photonic processing systems and methods
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Photonic communication platform
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Fast prediction processor
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US11671182B2Jun 6, 2023
Systems and methods for analog computing using a linear photonic processor
LIGHTMATTER INC0 citations62
US11626931B2Apr 11, 2023
Photonic processing systems and methods
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Fiber-coupled laser light source
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Optical differential low-noise receivers and related methods
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Photonic communication platform and related architectures, systems and methods
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MASSACHUSETTS INST TECHNOLOGY
6 patentsUS10359272B2Jul 23, 2019
Programmable photonic processing
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Methods, systems, and apparatus for programmable quantum photonic processing
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Apparatus and methods for quantum key distribution
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Programmable photonic processing
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Scalable feedback control of single-photon sources for photonic quantum technologies
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Apparatus and methods for optical neural network
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MOWER JACOB C
1 patentLIGHMATTER INC
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