论文标题
光子基本细胞自动机，用于模拟复杂现象
Photonic Elementary Cellular Automata for Simulation of Complex Phenomena
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论文摘要
蜂窝自动机是基于简单规则和算法的一类计算模型，可以模拟广泛的复杂现象。但是，当使用常规计算机时，这些“简单”规则仅在软件级别封装。可以通过简化基础物理硬件来进一步迈出一步。在这里，我们提出并实施了一个简单的光子硬件平台，用于模拟基于蜂窝自动机的复杂现象。使用这款专用计算机，我们在实验上展示了复杂的现象，包括分形，混乱和孤子，这些现象通常与更复杂的物理系统有关。我们的光子计算机的灵活性和可编程性提供了新的机会，可以使用光使用光，以实现高效，健壮和分散的信息处理方案。
Cellular automata are a class of computational models based on simple rules and algorithms that can simulate a wide range of complex phenomena. However, when using conventional computers, these 'simple' rules are only encapsulated at the level of software. This can be taken one step further by simplifying the underlying physical hardware. Here, we propose and implement a simple photonic hardware platform for simulating complex phenomena based on cellular automata. Using this special-purpose computer, we experimentally demonstrate complex phenomena including fractals, chaos, and solitons, which are typically associated with much more complex physical systems. The flexibility and programmability of our photonic computer presents new opportunities to simulate and harness complexity for efficient, robust, and decentralized information processing schemes using light.
