A device, method, and
hybrid computing architecture for a Symbolic Photonic
Logic Gate (SPLG)
system that performs
data processing primarily in the optical domain. The
system comprises a photonic substrate, including
silicon-
photonics,
indium phosphide, or similar
optically active materials, patterned with optical waveguides and interferometric structures configured to implement logic operations through controlled optical interference,
phase modulation, or non-linear optical effects. The SPLG
system is configured to execute Boolean and symbolic logic functions without requiring intermediate optical-to-electrical
signal conversion. In operation, information is encoded into one or more optical parameters including phase, polarization,
wavelength, or amplitude, and processed within a Symbolic Optical Core optimized for linear algebraic operations such as
matrix multiplication and vector transformation. The architecture further comprises an electronic
control layer configured to initialize, configure, and monitor the photonic logic elements while allowing the majority of computational operations to occur within the optical domain, thereby reducing
electrical interconnect congestion and resistive heating relative to fully electronic processors.