Design Issues in Optical Processing

This 1995 book presents a detailed description of factors affecting the design of optical processing and interconnection systems.

John N. Lee (Edited by)

9780521018517, Cambridge University Press

Paperback, published 22 August 2005

296 pages, 129 b/w illus. 9 tables
22.9 x 15.2 x 1.9 cm, 0.447 kg

Optical techniques have a huge range of potential applications in signal processing and in the interconnection of digital computing systems. This 1995 book provides a detailed review of the key issues which must be addressed in the design, evaluation and implementation of practical systems for signal processing and optical interconnection. Considerations such as the computer modelling of optical design limitations, the size and noise characteristics of optical modulators, and the relative merits of free-space and guided-wave optical technology in different processing systems, are all discussed in detail. The book will be of great interest to optical researchers and designers, and to anyone wishing to learn about the basic techniques of optical processing.

1. How optical computers, architectures and algorithms impact system design
2. Noise issues in optical linear algebra processing design
3. Effects of diffraction, scatter, and design on the performance of optical information processors
4. Comparison between guided-wave and free-space optical interconnects for parallel processing systems
5. High-speed compact optical correlator design and implementation
6. Optical and mechanical issues in free-space digital optical logic systems.

Subject Areas: Optical physics [PHJ]