Optically intraconnected computer employing dynamically reconfigurable holographic optical element
US5115497A · kind A · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Oct 1, 1987 |
| Grant date | May 19, 1992 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Oct 1, 2007 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG03H1/0005
- WIPO fieldOptics
- WIPO sectorInstruments
Abstract
An optically intraconnected computer and a reconfigurable holographic optical element employed therein. The basic computer comprises a memory for holding a sequence of instructions to be executed; logic for accessing the instructions in sequence; logic for determining for each the instruction the function to be performed and the effective address thereof; a plurality of individual elements on a common support substrate optimized to perform certain logical sequences employed in executing the instructions; and, element selection logic connected to the logic determining the function to be performed for each the instruction for determining the class of each function and for causing the instruction to be executed by those the elements which perform those associated the logical sequences affecting the instruction execution in an optimum manner. In the optically intraconnected version, the element selection logic is adapted for transmitting and switching signals to the elements optically.
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