Progress towards the demonstration of a digital optical cellular logic image processor

B. S. Wherrett, A. C. Walker, S. D. Smith

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Abstract

An all-optical processing loop circuit, pumped entirely by semiconductor diode lasers, has been constructed and operated. Functional features include optically programmable logic, thresholding, and synchronization; these are achieve using three bistable interference filter devices. The circuit is presently single-channel, however 15 × 15 capability of the devices has been demonstrated using Dammann holograms and array-to-array coupling of a pair of bistable plates; potential parallelism is in excess of 104. Circuit tolerancing is also described.

Original languageEnglish
Title of host publicationProceedings of SPIE - The International Society for Optical Engineering
Pages231-237
Number of pages7
Volume1280
Publication statusPublished - 1990
EventHigh-Power Solid State Lasers and Applications - Hague, Neth
Duration: 12 Mar 199013 Mar 1990

Conference

ConferenceHigh-Power Solid State Lasers and Applications
CityHague, Neth
Period12/03/9013/03/90

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