Optical Analog and Hybrid Computer Solution of Partial Differential Equations.

Abstract

Our research effort at UCSD has been to develop hybrid optical electronic processing systems capable of high speed computing. We have identified several approaches to hybrid processing worthy of intensive study: (1) optical analog/electronic digital hybrids, employing either a coherent optical processor or a confocal opitica feedback system, and (2) optical digital (nonlinear)/electronic digital hybrids, employing either optical parallel logic or integrated optical logic devices. These approaches are worthy of intensive study because optical computation offers the unmatched capabilities of parallelism while electronic computation is currently more flexible. Our focus, then, is to combine the powerful features of both optical and electronic computation. (Author)

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Apr 01, 1982
Accession Number
ADA116071

Entities

People

  • Sing H. Lee

Organizations

  • University of California

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Advanced Electronics
  • Space

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • California
  • Classification
  • Closed Loop Systems
  • Computers
  • Differential Equations
  • Diffusion
  • Electrical Engineering
  • Engineering
  • Equations
  • Feedback
  • Hybrid Computers
  • Optoelectronic Feedback
  • Partial Differential Equations
  • Photodetectors
  • Photodiodes
  • Scientific Research
  • Transistors

Fields of Study

  • Physics

Readers

  • Optical Physics and Photonics.
  • Robotics and Automation.
  • Systems Analysis and Design

Technology Areas

  • Microelectronics