Optical lateral inhibition networks that use self-linearized self-electro-optic-effect devices: Theory and experiment

Applied Optics

Volumn 35, Issue 8, 1996, Pages 1372-1380

  Kelly, Brian ^a   Horan, Paul ^a   Tooley, Frank A P ^b,c   Taghizadeh, Mohammad R ^b   Hegarty, John ^a  

^a TRINITY COLLEGE DUBLIN   (Ireland)

^b HERIOT WATT UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^c MCGILL UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

Author keywords

Lateral inhibition; Neural networks; Self linearized SEED

Indexed keywords

ALGORITHMS; ANTIREFLECTION COATINGS; LINEAR INTEGRATED CIRCUITS; MODULATORS; NEURAL NETWORKS; OPTICAL INTERCONNECTS; OPTICAL RESONATORS; OPTICAL SYSTEMS; PHOTODIODES; SEMICONDUCTING GALLIUM ARSENIDE; SEMICONDUCTOR QUANTUM WELLS;

ASYMMETRIC FABRY PEROT MODULATOR; EDGE CONTRAST ENHANCEMENT; OPTICAL LATERAL INHIBITION; QUANTUM WELL MODULATORS; SELF ELECTRO OPTIC EFFECT DEVICE; SELF LINEARIZATION; WINNER TAKE ALL NETWORKS;

ELECTROOPTICAL DEVICES;

EID: 6144233717     PISSN: 1559128X     EISSN: 21553165     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1364/AO.35.001372     Document Type: Article

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