Title :
Optical parallel processor for binary images with cascaded bipolar-operational spatial light modulators
Author :
Fukushima, Seiji ; Kurokawa, Takashi
Author_Institution :
NTT Opto-Electron. Labs., Kanagawa, Japan
fDate :
7/1/1991 12:00:00 AM
Abstract :
An optical parallel processor is implemented for binary images with three cascaded bipolar-operational spatial light modulators that support the reversible readout and storage capabilities of binary images. All 16 Boolean operations are performed in real time according to the electric pulses. The programmable processor will serve for both optical digital signal processing and real-time image processing.<>
Keywords :
optical information processing; optical logic; optical modulation; parallel processing; picture processing; Boolean operations; binary images; cascaded bipolar-operational spatial light modulators; electric pulses; optical computing; optical digital signal processing; optical logic gates; optical parallel processor; programmable processor; real time; real-time image processing; reversible readout; storage capabilities; Digital modulation; Image storage; Optical bistability; Optical modulation; Optical pulses; Optical sensors; Optical surface waves; Photoconductivity; Pulse modulation; Stimulated emission;
Journal_Title :
Photonics Technology Letters, IEEE
