DocumentCode
990652
Title
Optical correlation in Bi12SiO20 at 632.8 nm
Author
Petts, C.R. ; McCall, M.W. ; Laycock, L.C.
Author_Institution
GEC Research Laboratories, Hirst Research Centre, Wembley, UK
Volume
20
Issue
1
fYear
1984
Firstpage
32
Lastpage
33
Abstract
Optical image correlation with a low-power HeNe laser has been demonstrated using the phenomenon of degenerate four-wave mixing in Bi12SiO20. Preliminary results for character recognition, using a compact two-dimensional image processor, are presented.
Keywords
bismuth compounds; correlators; electro-optical devices; optical character recognition; optical phase conjugation; pattern recognition; picture processing; 632.8 nm; Bi12SiO20; He-Ne laser; OCR; character recognition; degenerate four-wave mixing; electrooptical devices; nonlinear optics; optical image correlator; picture processing; two-dimensional image processor;
fLanguage
English
Journal_Title
Electronics Letters
Publisher
iet
ISSN
0013-5194
Type
jour
DOI
10.1049/el:19840023
Filename
4248578
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