Optical logic using the nonlinearity of the diffraction efficiency in a photorefractive crystal

Nobuyuki Niwa

doi:10.1117/12.2299145

1 September 1996 Optical logic using the nonlinearity of the diffraction efficiency in a photorefractive crystal

Nobuyuki Niwa

Proceedings Volume 2778, 17th Congress of the International Commission for Optics: Optics for Science and New Technology; 27787A (1996) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.2299145
Event: 17th Congress of the International Commission for Optics: Optics for Science and New Technology, 1996, Taejon, Korea, Republic of

Abstract

Using the nonlinearity of the diffraction efficiency to the signal-to-reference beam intensity ratio in a photorefractive crystal, we propose a simple system which performs both AND and OR logic. Each logic is determined only by the selection of reference beam intensities.

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Nobuyuki Niwa "Optical logic using the nonlinearity of the diffraction efficiency in a photorefractive crystal", Proc. SPIE 2778, 17th Congress of the International Commission for Optics: Optics for Science and New Technology, 27787A (1 September 1996); https://doi.org/10.1117/12.2299145

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