• DocumentCode
    444081
  • Title

    Metaphoric optical computing of fluid dynamics

  • Author

    Tsang, Mankei ; Psaltis, Demetri

  • Author_Institution
    Dept. of Electr. Eng., California Inst. of Technol., Pasadena, CA, USA
  • Volume
    1
  • fYear
    2005
  • fDate
    22-27 May 2005
  • Firstpage
    175
  • Abstract
    Nonlinear optical propagation is recast in a comprehensive hydrodynamical formulation. The split-step method is proposed to combine optical devices as a configurable system that computes fluid dynamics, tremendously faster than even the fluid itself.
  • Keywords
    computational fluid dynamics; flow simulation; hydrodynamics; optical Kerr effect; optical computing; optical materials; viscosity; Kerr effect; fluid dynamics; hydrodynamical formulation; metaphoric optical computing; nonlinear optical propagation; optical device; split-step method; viscosity; Equations; Fluid dynamics; Nonlinear optics; Optical computing; Optical devices; Optical pulse shaping; Optical refraction; Optical variables control; Optical vortices; Viscosity;
  • fLanguage
    English
  • Publisher
    ieee
  • Conference_Titel
    Quantum Electronics and Laser Science Conference, 2005. QELS '05
  • Print_ISBN
    1-55752-796-2
  • Type

    conf

  • DOI
    10.1109/QELS.2005.1548717
  • Filename
    1548717