Title :
Microoptics and microelectronics for image processing
Author_Institution :
Lincoln Lab., MIT, Lexington, MA, USA
Abstract :
Outlines progress in microoptics and discusses concepts that blend epitaxial layers of analog circuitry, microoptics, microlaser arrays, and detector arrays with neural retinal designs. Sensor developments can lead to tightly-coupled adaptive focal plane arrays. Key focal plane ´amacronic´ functions are motion detection, edge enhancement and space-variant dynamic range reduction. ´Amacronics´ refers to layers of optically and competitively-coupled focal planes with local electronic processing cells. With an optically crosslinked detector array, competitive nonlinear center-surround designs that form the basis of biological amacrine functions could be implemented.<>
Keywords :
edge detection; image processing; image sensors; motion estimation; semiconductor laser arrays; amacronics; analog circuitry; detector arrays; edge enhancement; epitaxial layers; image processing; local electronic processing cells; microlaser arrays; microoptics; motion detection; neural retinal designs; nonlinear center-surround designs; optically crosslinked detector array; space-variant dynamic range reduction; tightly-coupled adaptive focal plane arrays; Biomedical optical imaging; Circuits; Epitaxial layers; Image processing; Microelectronics; Microoptics; Nonlinear optics; Optical arrays; Optical sensors; Sensor arrays;
Conference_Titel :
Solid-State Circuits Conference, 1993. Digest of Technical Papers. 40th ISSCC., 1993 IEEE International
Conference_Location :
San Francisco, CA, USA
Print_ISBN :
0-7803-0987-1
DOI :
10.1109/ISSCC.1993.280054
