Bistability and nonlinearity in optically addressed ferroelectric liquid-crystal spatial light modulators: applications to neurocomputing.

We report the characteristics of a truly bistable optically addressed ferroelectric liquid-crystal spatial light modulator that is capable of storing binary images. We show that, in addition to this bistability, a nonlinear response and gray scales can be observed under certain operating conditions. We then report on how these capabilities can be used in implementing optical neurocomputing architectures.

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