Optical Processing.

Abstract

The major part of this work is directed towards development of large arrays of optically bistable gates for parallel processing applications. An important requirement of such arrays is an efficient system of illumination. Assuming a clear separation between each gate and its neighbours, then it is necessary to break the laser beam, which acts as the power input to the array, into a corresponding pattern of focussed beamlets. Holographic techniques are particularly suited to this purpose. In addition, we anticipate that holographic interconnects will play an important role in combining numbers of optical gate arrays to form parallel optical digital processors. With these requirements in mind we have assembled a facility dedicated to the production of holographic optical elements (HOEs) for specific use in optical digital circuits. To ensure high efficiency exploitation of available laser power we have chosen to use Dichromated Gelatin (DCG) as the (volume) emulsion.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Jun 01, 1986
Accession Number
ADA172362

Entities

People

  • A. C. Walker
  • Wendy Taylor

Organizations

  • University of Dayton

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Energy and Power Technologies

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Artificial Intelligence
  • Cognitive Science
  • Computer Programming
  • Computers
  • Content Addressable Memory
  • Heat Energy
  • Laser Beams
  • Laser Diodes
  • Logic Gates
  • Neural Networks
  • Optical Interconnects
  • Optics
  • Parallel Computing
  • Pattern Recognition
  • Programming Languages
  • Software Development
  • Standards

Fields of Study

  • Physics

Readers

  • Integrated Circuit Design and Technology.
  • Optical Physics and Photonics.
  • Strategic Security Studies

Technology Areas

  • Directed Energy