Unforced polarization-based optical implementation of Binary logic

Optics Express

Volumn 14, Issue 16, 2006, Pages 7252-7269

  Zaghloul, Y A ^a   Zaghloul, A R M ^a  

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Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ALGORITHMS; ELECTROMAGNETIC WAVES; FORMAL LOGIC; INTEGRATED OPTICS; LIGHT POLARIZATION; OPTICAL DESIGN; THIN FILMS;

BINARY LOGIC; DESIGN ARCHITECTURES; INTEGRATED OPTICAL ARCHITECTURE; REVERSE LOGIC;

OPTICAL SYSTEMS;

ARTICLE; COMPUTER SIMULATION; EQUIPMENT DESIGN; INSTRUMENTATION; INTERFEROMETRY; METHODOLOGY; NONLINEAR SYSTEM; OPTICS; SIGNAL PROCESSING; THEORETICAL MODEL;

COMPUTER SIMULATION; EQUIPMENT DESIGN; INTERFEROMETRY; MODELS, THEORETICAL; NONLINEAR DYNAMICS; OPTICS AND PHOTONICS; SIGNAL PROCESSING, COMPUTER-ASSISTED;

EID: 33746905064     PISSN: 10944087     EISSN: 10944087     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1364/OE.14.007252     Document Type: Article

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