Fundamentals of Optical Computing Technology

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This book presents the principles, experimental technologies, up-to-date research findings and applications of various optical-computing technologies and devices. It also discusses semiconductor multiple quantum well (MQW) photoelectronic devices, vertical-cavity surface-emitting lasers (VCSELs), lasers, micro optical elements and diffractive optical elements, optical storage, optical parallel interconnections, and optical-buffer technology as the main technologies for optical computing. Furthermore, it explores the potential of optical-computing technology. It offers those involved in optical design, photonics, and photoelectronic research and related industries insights into the fundamentals and theories of optical computing, enabling them and to extend and develop the functions of fundamental elements to meet the requirement of optical-computing systems. Front Matter ....Pages i-xii Summary of Optical Computing Technology (Xiujian Li, Zhengzheng Shao, Mengjun Zhu, Junbo Yang)....Pages 1-33 Semiconductor MQWs Photo-Electronic Logic Devices (Xiujian Li, Zhengzheng Shao, Mengjun Zhu, Junbo Yang)....Pages 35-68 Minitype Light Source for Optical Computing (Xiujian Li, Zhengzheng Shao, Mengjun Zhu, Junbo Yang)....Pages 69-111 Micro- and Diffractive Optical Elements (Xiujian Li, Zhengzheng Shao, Mengjun Zhu, Junbo Yang)....Pages 113-149 Optical Storage (Xiujian Li, Zhengzheng Shao, Mengjun Zhu, Junbo Yang)....Pages 151-198 Parallel Optical Interconnections (Xiujian Li, Zhengzheng Shao, Mengjun Zhu, Junbo Yang)....Pages 199-281 Optical Buffer and Full-Optical Synchronization (Xiujian Li, Zhengzheng Shao, Mengjun Zhu, Junbo Yang)....Pages 283-295