Abstract

This 15 Sept. 1986 issue of Applied Optics reviews key aspects of number representations as the first in a series on photonic computing. Thirteen papers consider the prospects of using optical technology to complement well-established digital electronic techniques in future computers.

© 1986 Optical Society of America

Highly redundant number representation for medium accuracy optical computing

Ravindra A. Athale
Appl. Opt. 25(18) 3122-3127 (1986)

Optical bistability, photonic logic, and optical computation

S. D. Smith
Appl. Opt. 25(10) 1550-1564 (1986)

Optical computing: part 1

Ravindra A. Athale and H. John Caulfield
Appl. Opt. 25(10) 1541-1542 (1986)

Optical binary coded ternary arithmetic and logic

George Eichmann, Y. Li, and R. R. Alfano
Appl. Opt. 25(18) 3113-3121 (1986)

Optical computing: introduction by the guest editors to the feature in the 1 May 1988 issue

Ravindra A. Athale, Demetri Psaltis, and Kelvin Wagner
Appl. Opt. 27(9) 1641-1642 (1988)