Field-based light computing without stored topology and methods of decoding resulting field states

Abstract

A computing architecture is disclosed in which information processing arises from transient physical field evolution within a medium that lacks stored routing topology. Computational behavior is not encoded in fabricated paths, waveguides, or ports, but instead emerges dynamically from physical laws governing the field and the medium. Computational paths exist only during propagation and are not retained as state. Outputs are determined by measurement and interpretation of resulting field states rather than predefined endpoints. The architecture decouples computation and decoding from lithographic structure, enabling scalable, reconfigurable computation governed by sensing, geometry, and physical limits.

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