A short history of optical computing: Rise, decline, and evolution

Proceedings of SPIE - The International Society for Optical Engineering

Volumn 7388, Issue , 2009, Pages

  Ambs, Pierre ^a  

^a UNIVERSITÉ DE HAUTE ALSACE   (France)

Author keywords

Information optics; Optical computing; Optical processors

Indexed keywords

BIO PHOTONICS; HISTORICAL REVIEW; INFORMATION OPTICS; NANOOPTICS; NEW TECHNOLOGIES; OPTICAL COMPUTING; OPTICAL PROCESSORS; REAL APPLICATIONS; RESEARCH TOPICS;

COMMUNICATION SYSTEMS; OPTICAL DATA PROCESSING;

OPTICAL COMMUNICATION;

EID: 77951997570     PISSN: 0277786X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: 10.1117/12.849816     Document Type: Conference Paper

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