Abstract

We describe the use of a lenslet-array-based device for interconnections in optical digital computing systems. This new device, the digital lenslet array processor, operates in polychromatic and spatially incoherent light, so it can use a wide spectrum of electro-optical light sources. An experimental example is presented.

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