• 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