We discuss nanoscale 3D-electronic-photonic-integrated-circuits (3D EPICs) and their applications in future intelligent imaging systems. The talk will be in two parts emphasizing heterogeneous integration of imaging and AI computing capabilities in microsystems. First, we will discuss a new generation of compressive hyperspectral Imaging systems with 3D EPICs exploiting interferometric imaging and compressive sensing techniques to achieve high-resolution hyperspectral imaging at ~100x smaller size, weight, and power compared to the current state of the art. Recent experimental demonstrations achieved successful image reconstructions from interferometric imaging using photonic integrated circuits. Second, we will discuss AI computing systems consisting of neuromorphic computing and von Neumann computing systems. Neuromorphic computing systems include attojoule nanoscale optoelectronic neurons in 3D photonic neural networks to pursue brain-derived computing with self-learning capabilities, while von Neumann computing systems consist of 3D EPIC fine-grain accelerators and memory units interconnected by all-to-all photonic networks.
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