• DocumentCode
    878348
  • Title

    Optical computing

  • Author

    Ansari, Najeeb Imran ; Athreya, Madhu S. ; Gutta, Srinivas V R

  • Author_Institution
    Nat. Inst. of Eng., Mysore, India
  • Volume
    11
  • Issue
    4
  • fYear
    1992
  • Firstpage
    33
  • Lastpage
    36
  • Abstract
    An overview of optical computing is given, covering optical disks and holographic memories; bistable switches and spatial light modulators; binary digital logic and applications to image processing and matrix-vector multiplication. The future of optical computing is considered.<>
  • Keywords
    holographic storage; image processing; optical bistability; optical disc storage; optical information processing; optical logic; spatial light modulators; binary digital logic; bistable switches; holographic memories; image processing; matrix-vector multiplication; optical computing; optical disks; optical switches; spatial light modulators; Disk recording; Holographic optical components; Holography; Optical beams; Optical computing; Optical devices; Optical films; Optical interconnections; Optical propagation; Optical sensors;
  • fLanguage
    English
  • Journal_Title
    Potentials, IEEE
  • Publisher
    ieee
  • ISSN
    0278-6648
  • Type

    jour

  • DOI
    10.1109/45.207144
  • Filename
    207144