TY - JOUR
AU - Bouhelier, A.
AB - Abstract:Key pre-synaptic and post-synaptic biological functions have been successfully implemented in various hardware systems. A noticeable example are neuronal networks constructed from memristors, which are emulating complex electro-chemical biological dynamics such a neuron's efficacy and plasticity. Neurons are highly active cells, communicating with chemical and electrical stimuli, but also emit light. These photons are suspected to be a complementary vehicle to transport information across the brain. Here, we show that a memristor also releases photons akin to the production of neuronal light. Critical attributes of so-called biophotons such as self-generation, origin, stochasticity, spectral coverage, sparsity and correlation with the neuron's activity are replicated by our solid-state approach. Our findings further extend the emulating capability of a memristor to encompass neuronal biophoton emission and open the possibility to construct a bimodal electro-optical platform with the assistance of atomic-scale devices capable of handling electrons and photons as information carriers.
TI - Self-induced light emission in solid-state memristors replicates neuronal biophotons
JF - Condensed Matter
DO - 10.48550/arxiv.2401.12867
DA - 2024-01-23
UR - https://www.deepdyve.com/lp/arxiv-cornell-university/self-induced-light-emission-in-solid-state-memristors-replicates-iDQradH0DN
VL - 2024
IS - 2401
DP - DeepDyve
ER -