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Optical image processor employing a nonlinear medium with active gain

US5675436A · kind A · utility

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Filing dateApr 5, 1995
Grant dateOct 7, 1997
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Expiry dateApr 5, 2015

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  • Technology area (CPC G)Physics
  • CPC primaryG06E3/003
  • WIPO fieldComputer technology
  • WIPO sectorElectrical engineering

Abstract

An optical image processor includes a nonlinear active gain medium for recording an interference pattern that corresponds to the Fourier transform of an input image or the multiplicative product of the Fourier transforms of two respective input images.

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