BISTABILITY AND NONLINEARITY IN OPTICALLY ADDRESSED FERROELECTRIC LIQUID-CRYSTAL SPATIAL LIGHT MODULATORS - APPLICATIONS TO NEUROCOMPUTING

被引:16
作者
KILLINGER, M [1 ]
DELATOCNAYE, JLD [1 ]
CAMBON, P [1 ]
CHITTICK, RC [1 ]
CROSSLAND, WA [1 ]
机构
[1] STC TECHNOL, HARLOW CM17 9NA, ESSEX, ENGLAND
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10.1364/AO.31.003930
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O43 [光学];
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070207 ; 0803 ;
摘要
We report the characteristics of a truly bistable optically addressed ferroelectric liquid-crystal spatial light modulator that is capable of storing binary images. We show that, in addition to this bistability, a nonlinear response and gray scales can be observed under certain operating conditions. We then report on how these capabilities can be used in implementing optical neurocomputing architectures.
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页码:3930 / 3936
页数:7
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