Title :
A New Method for Optical Vector-Matrix Multiplier
Author :
Li Mei ; He Hua-can ; Jin Yi
Author_Institution :
Coll. of Comput. Sci. & Eng., Northwestern Polytech. Univ., Xi´an
Abstract :
As a general purpose system in optical computing, optical vector-matrix multiplier (OVMM) can be applied in a variety of fields. In 2007 a novel ternary logic optical processor has been developed in our lab. We combine light intensity and polarization to denote ternary notation and use liquid crystal array to complete the state transformation among ternary values. Here we describe a new method to realize binary vector-matrix multiplication using this optical processor and the advantages of this method are discussed in comparison with the traditional one.
Keywords :
electro-optical devices; liquid crystal devices; optical computing; optical logic; binary vector-matrix multiplication; light intensity; liquid crystal array; optical computing; optical processor; optical vector-matrix multiplier; ternary logic optical processor; ternary notation; Computer science; Educational institutions; Helium; Lenses; Multivalued logic; Optical arrays; Optical computing; Optical modulation; Optical polarization; Parallel processing; OVMM; VMM; optical processor; ternary;
Conference_Titel :
Electronic Computer Technology, 2009 International Conference on
Conference_Location :
Macau
Print_ISBN :
978-0-7695-3559-3
DOI :
10.1109/ICECT.2009.23
