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Coherent transient continuous optical processor

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Abstract

After the absorption profile of an inhomogeneously broadened solid is programmed by two temporally modulated pulses (at least one encoded with a pattern), it can be gated to fix the ground-state spectral population distribution permanently. The subsequent illumination of the solid by an uninterrupted, temporally modulated optical beam results in a coherent transient output signal that represents the correlation of the signal with the stored pattern. Multiple patterns can be stored at different locations on the sample and accessed randomly, enabling fast reprogramming of the processor. A performance analysis of this optical signal processor predicts that real-time continuous processing is possible with a processor bandwidth that exceeds 5 GHz, a time–bandwidth product that exceeds 104, and a pattern storage density that exceeds 105 patterns per square centimeter.

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