The applications of silicon liquid crystal light valves to optical data processing

Proceedings of SPIE - The International Society for Optical Engineering

Volumn 388, Issue , 1983, Pages 152-161

  Efron, U ^a   Soffer, B H ^a   Little, M J ^a   Caulfield, H J ^b  

^a Hughes Aircraft Co   (United States)

^b AERODYNE RESEARCH INC   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CHARGE COUPLED DEVICES; CRYSTAL STRUCTURE; DATA HANDLING; IMAGE PROCESSING; LIQUID CRYSTALS; SILICON; SYSTOLIC ARRAYS;

ARRAY OPERATIONS; ELECTRONIC SIGNAL PROCESSING; LIQUID CRYSTAL LIGHT VALVE; PHOTO-ACTIVATED;

OPTICAL DATA PROCESSING;

CHARGE COUPLED DEVICES; IMAGE PROCESSING; LIQUID CRYSTAL LIGHT VALVES; SILICON DEVICES; SYSTOLIC ARRAY OPERATION;

EID: 0020883904     PISSN: 0277786X     EISSN: 1996756X     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: 10.1117/12.935000     Document Type: Conference Paper

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