Optical Computing Strategies

Abstract

This report covers a very diverse effort to explore and develop the role of optical computing for SDI purposes. The effort was in two fields: Optical Algebra and Massive Parallel Holographic Interconnection. There was work on a variety of other activities such as pattern recognition, optical interconnection, and low energy optical computing. Optics has been suggested for algebra for many years, because there are geometry in configurations which permit it to be done extremely rapidly. The major problem with optical algebra has been that high accuracy was essentially unobtainable. This was to show that one could use low accuracy optics for the computationally intense part of algebraic computations and bootstrap the accuracy with moderately high accuracy digital electronics in very simple, hard-wired configurations. (JHD)

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Feb 01, 1990
Accession Number
ADA219433

Entities

People

  • H. J. Caulfield

Organizations

  • University of Alabama in Huntsville

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Advanced Electronics
  • Air Platforms
  • Energy and Power Technologies
  • Sensors
  • Space

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Computational Fluid Dynamics
  • Computational Science
  • Computer Programming
  • Computers
  • Content Addressable Memory
  • Data Processing
  • Database Management Systems
  • Databases
  • Information Processing
  • Information Systems
  • Logic Gates
  • Modulation
  • Optical Correlators
  • Optical Modulators
  • Processing Equipment
  • Three Dimensional
  • Two Dimensional

Fields of Study

  • Physics

Readers

  • Finite Element Method (FEM) for solving Partial Differential Equations (PDEs)
  • Optical Physics and Photonics.
  • Systems Analysis and Design

Technology Areas

  • AI & ML
  • AI & ML - Machine Learning Algorithms
  • Microelectronics