A Coherent Optical Computer System Using the Membrane Light Modulator
- 1 July 1970
- journal article
- Published by Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE) in IEEE Transactions on Aerospace and Electronic Systems
- Vol. AES-6 (4), 458-467
- https://doi.org/10.1109/taes.1970.310126
Abstract
A 32-input coherent optical computer system is described which is driven by a membrane Light modulator (MLM). The MLM has an active area of 4 by 4 mm containing a 32 by 74 array of 2368 38-pm diameter light modulating elements. The optical computer calculates the one-dimensional Fourier transform over 32 points of a phase function in 1 μs. Both the theoretical and actual operating characteristics of the computer are presented.Keywords
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