Original ResearchPublished 19 June 2026Enabling photonic Kolmogorov-Arnold networks for ultra-fast inferenceRavi Pradip · Robin Janssen · Akhil Varri · Nico Gründel · Falk Ebert · Rodrigo Gordillo Durán · Timoteo Lee · Liam McRae · Julius Römer · Philipp Schmidt · Julian Rasmus Bankwitz · Frank Brückerhoff-Plückelmann · Holger Fröning · Wolfram PerniceFrontiers in Photonicsdoi 10.3389/fphot.2026.1860010