Optimization of multichannel parallel joint transform correlator for accelerated pattern recognition.

The multibeam parallel joint transform correlator for optical pattern recognition, which was recently proposed by the authors [Appl. Opt. 37, 5408 (1998)], can increase parallelism without accumulating zero-order background level at the first Fourier transform plane. To evaluate the throughput capability, an experimental trial was made, achieving a 67-ms recognition rate per face per channel, which is limited by the response of the optically addressed liquid-crystal spatial light modulator. A general design theory is developed for dense packing of the optical channels for a given spatial light modulator resolution, considering the bandwidth requirement of the target image. Then the condition for submillisecond throughput with state-of-the-art device technology is discussed.

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