Multiplying Light by Sound

December 1996


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Table of Contents

Multiplying Light by Sound

Multiplying Light by Sound

Multiplication with Light

Spatial Light Modulators (SLMs)

Acousto-optic Effect The interaction between light and sound

Acousto-optic SLM

Discrete Optical Processing

Multiplication by Convolution

Multiplication by Convolution : An example

Multiplication by Convolution Expanding to 2 dimensions

Multiplication by Convolution Utilising the nature of the acoustic disturbance

Multiplication by Convolution Acoustic propagation and the time dimension

Multiplication by Convolution Taking advantage of the time dimension (soln.)

Multiplication by Convolution Time integrating architecture

Optical Matrix Multiplication

Optical Matrix Multiplication Matrix Matrix Multiplication

Matrix Vector Multiplication

Matrix Vector Multiplication Space Integrating Architectures

Matrix Vector Multiplication Time Integrating Architectures

Matrix Vector Multiplication Systolic Architectures

Matrix Vector Multiplication Systolic Architectures

Matrix Vector Multiplication Systolic Architectures

Selected uses of acousto-optical matrix vector multipliers

Multiplying Light by Sound

What does the (immediate) future hold?

Output Matrix Calibration

Corrected System Input Matrix

PPT Slide

Author: Computer Science Dept.

Email: tomn@cs.may.ie

Home Page: http://www.cs.may.ie/~tnaughton