DocumentCode
1368980
Title
The lure of analog computing
Volume
23
Issue
8
fYear
1986
Firstpage
40
Lastpage
44
Abstract
Optical processors operated by the US. Department of Defense can perform calculations that would defeat a collection of the fastest Crays. ¿Yet the optical processors are solving real-world problems,¿ said one engineer, ¿Crays can solve them, but not fast enough. The solution is needed on the fly, not over the weekend.¿
Keywords
Laboratories; Laser beams; Modulation; Optical films; Optical polarization; Optical refraction; Optical variables control;
fLanguage
English
Journal_Title
Spectrum, IEEE
Publisher
ieee
ISSN
0018-9235
Type
jour
DOI
10.1109/MSPEC.1986.6371055
Filename
6371055
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