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HIGH PERFORMANCE OPTICAL IMAGE PROCESSOR

Award Information
Agency: Department of Defense
Branch: Navy
Contract: N/A
Agency Tracking Number: 9180
Amount: $247,280.00
Phase: Phase II
Program: SBIR
Solicitation Topic Code: N/A
Solicitation Number: N/A
Timeline
Solicitation Year: N/A
Award Year: 1989
Award Start Date (Proposal Award Date): N/A
Award End Date (Contract End Date): N/A
Small Business Information
2111 Palomar Airport Rd
Carlsbad, CA 92009
United States
DUNS: N/A
HUBZone Owned: No
Woman Owned: No
Socially and Economically Disadvantaged: No
Principal Investigator
 Dr Ernest M Kim
 (619) 438-1010
Business Contact
Phone: () -
Research Institution
N/A
Abstract

OPTICAL IMAGE PROCESSING USING NEURAL NETWORK CONCEPTS SHOW PROMISE IN THOSE APPLICATIONS REQUIRING REAL TIME TARGET DETECTION, AND CLASSIFICATION. IN PARTICULAR, THE PRINCIPLES OF OPTICAL BIDIRECTIONAL ASSOCIATIVE MEMORIES (BAMS) FOR HETEROASSOCIATIVE PROCESSING EXHIBITS ALL OF THE CHARACTERISTICS REQUIRED FOR THOSE APPLICATIONS WHERE CONVENTIONAL DIGITAL COMPUTERS HAVE BEEN SHOWN TO BE INADEQUATE. WE PROPOSE TO DESIGN AN OPTICAL BAM FOR REAL TIME OPTICAL IMAGE PROCESSING AND CLASSIFICATION APPLICATIONS WITH THE USE OF HOLOGRAPHIC MEMORY AND PHASE CONJUGATE OPTICS.

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