Stochastic artificial retinas: Algorithm, optoelectronic circuits, and implementation

Applied Optics

Volumn 40, Issue 23, 2001, Pages 3861-3876

  Lalanne, Philippe ^a   Prévost, Donald ^a   Chavel, Pierre ^a  

^a CNRS   (France)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ALGORITHMS; GROUND STATE; IMAGE SEGMENTATION; INTEGRATED OPTOELECTRONICS; MOTION COMPENSATION; OPTIMIZATION; PHOTODETECTORS; SPECKLE; STATISTICAL MECHANICS;

ENERGY FUNCTIONS;

COMPUTER VISION;

EID: 0037963489     PISSN: 1559128X     EISSN: 21553165     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1364/AO.40.003861     Document Type: Article

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