According to Science and Technology Daily, an international team led by Australian scientists has developed the first self-calibrating photonic chip, which can "transform" into a bridge on the data highway, changing the current connection between optical chips and increasing the speed of data transmission. The latest research was published in the journal Nature Photonics.

The researchers say this latest breakthrough promises to accelerate the development of artificial intelligence for real-world applications such as safer self-driving cars that can instantly interpret their surroundings, artificial intelligence that can diagnose conditions more quickly, and more. Small photonic network switches, etc.

Photonic circuits are reported to be capable of manipulating and guiding optical channels of information, as well as providing computational capabilities such as searching for patterns, which are the basis for many applications such as medical diagnosis, autonomous vehicles, Internet security, and more. Fast and reliable reprogramming of chips can speed up searches, but it is very difficult and expensive to do so, and the latest self-calibrating chips overcome this challenge.