Time-domain image processing using dynamic holography

IEEE Journal on Selected Topics in Quantum Electronics

Volumn 4, Issue 2, 1998, Pages 332-340

  Ding, Y ^b   Nolte, David D ^b   Melloch, Michael R ^a,b   Weiner, Andrew M ^a,b  

^a IEEE

^b PURDUE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Holography; Image processing; Nonlinear optics; Optical pulse shaping; Optical signal processing; Quantum well devices; Ultrafast optics

Indexed keywords

CORRELATION METHODS; HOLOGRAPHY; NONLINEAR OPTICS; SEMICONDUCTOR QUANTUM WELLS; SIGNAL PROCESSING; TIME DOMAIN ANALYSIS;

DYNAMIC HOLOGRAPHY;

IMAGE PROCESSING;

EID: 0032025978     PISSN: 1077260X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1109/2944.686739     Document Type: Article

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