Title :
System Functions for an Optical/Digital Processor
Author :
Casasent, David ; Rapp, Peter D.
Author_Institution :
Department of Electrical Engineering, Carnegie-Mellon University
Abstract :
The software and digital sections of a hybrid optical/digital processor are described with emphasis on the required operations, their realization, and the hierarchy of software and hardware used. Several applications of this interface are also included.
Keywords :
Hybrid processor; image processing; modular optical/digital interface; optical computing; optical/digital processor; radar signal processing; register transfer modules; Fourier transforms; Hardware; High speed optical techniques; Holographic optical components; Holography; Laser radar; Lenses; Optical computing; Optical filters; Optical signal processing; Hybrid processor; image processing; modular optical/digital interface; optical computing; optical/digital processor; radar signal processing; register transfer modules;
Journal_Title :
Computers, IEEE Transactions on
DOI :
10.1109/TC.1978.1675180
