Abstract
Optical signal processing, traditionally employed in the spatial domain, has been experiencing a renaissance with femtosecond laser pulse technology. Temporal optical information can now be manipulated via linear and nonlinear processes, and stored and retrieved, by converting optical signals between the spatial and temporal domains. In this manuscript, we review the state-of-the-art in the spatio- temporal optical signal processing techniques for information data coding, data conversion, signal recording, as well as signal characterization. Applications of these techniques for future computing, communication, storage, and signal processing systems are discussed.
Original language | American English |
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Title of host publication | Proc. SPIE 3470 |
Subtitle of host publication | Photorefractive Fiber and Crystal Devices: Materials, Optical Properties, and Applications IV, (9 October 1998) |
Publisher | SPIE |
Number of pages | 13 |
State | Published - 9 Oct 1998 |