Iterative Optical Vector-Matrix Processor

M. Carlotto; D. Casasent

doi:10.1117/12.934540

27 February 1984 Iterative Optical Vector-Matrix Processor

M. Carlotto, D. Casasent

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Proceedings Volume 0373, Transformations in Optical Signal Processing; (1984) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.934540
Event: Transformations in Optical Signal Processing, 1981, Seattle, United States

Abstract

An iterative optical vector-matrix processor capable of solving systems of linear algebraic equations or vector-matrix equations is described. The basic system uses a vector-matrix multiplier, consisting of a linear light emitting diode (LED) input array and fiber optic interconnections to a matrix mask interfaced to a linear output photodetector ar-ray. When the photodetector's outputs are returned to the LED inputs via a microprocessor electronic feedback system, an iterative optical processor results. The operation, description, and fabrication of this system are described, and its use as a rather general purpose optical processor is emphasized.

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M. Carlotto and D. Casasent "Iterative Optical Vector-Matrix Processor", Proc. SPIE 0373, Transformations in Optical Signal Processing, (27 February 1984); https://doi.org/10.1117/12.934540

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