Integrated Photonic Ising Machines: Principles, Architectures, and Applications (Invited)

Jie Liu; Jiakai Dong; Yibin Wan; Siyuan Yu

doi:10.3788/AOS251081

Acta Optica Sinica, Volume. 45, Issue 14, 1420015(2025)

Integrated Photonic Ising Machines: Principles, Architectures, and Applications (Invited)

Jie Liu^*, Jiakai Dong, Yibin Wan, and Siyuan Yu^**

State Key Laboratory of Optoelectronic Materials and Technologies, School of Electronics and Information Technology, Sun Yat-sen University, Guangzhou 510006, Guangdong , China

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Paper Information

Category: Optics in Computing

Received: May. 13, 2025

Accepted: Jun. 30, 2025

Published Online: Jul. 18, 2025

The Author Email: Jie Liu (liujie47@mail.sysu.edu.cn), Siyuan Yu (yusy@mail.sysu.edu.cn)

DOI:10.3788/AOS251081

CSTR:32393.14.AOS251081

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