Optical Computing

Written by ten leading experts in the field, Optical Computing cover topics such as optical bistability, optical interconnects and circuits, photorefractive devices, spatial light modulators, associative memory, and optical computer architectures. <p>1. Introduction /B.S. Wherrett -- 2. A Short History of the Field of Optical Computing /J.W. Goodman -- 3. Optical Corriputing with Spatial Light Modulators /S.A. Collins Jr. -- 4. Optical Switching Devices: Some Basic Concepts /D.A.B. Miller -- 5. Quantum Well Electroabsorptive Devices /D.A.B. Miller -- 6. Optical Circuits /S.D. Smith -- 7. Photorefractive Devices & Applications /H. Rajbenbach & J.P. Huignard -- 8. Digital Optics /A.W. Lohmann -- 9. Optical Interconnections /J.W. Goodman -- 10. Optical Switching Networks for Communications Systems /G. Parry, D.R. Selviah & J.E. Midwinter -- 11. Present Computer Architectures & the Potential of Optics /K.-H. Brenner -- 12. Optical Logic & Arithmetic /K.-H. Brenner -- 13. Programmable Digital Optical Computers /K.-H. Brenner -- 14. Perception Learning in Optical Neural Computers /D. Brady & D. Psaltis -- 15. Current Technology Trends /K.H. Bohle -- 16 Parallel Computing /D.J. Wallace.</p>