Abstract
The operation of the double phase conjugate mirror (DPCM) is described. It can be regarded as a bidirectional spatial light modulator and controllable filter. Two independent image-bearing beams that may be derived from different lasers exchange their spatial information as they are coupled into each other in a photorefractive crystal. The DPCM is also shown to be an optical thresholder and spatial filtering device, displaying edge enhancement. We propose the use of a resonator with two facing DPCMs to implement iterative image processing algorithms.
| Original language | English |
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| Pages (from-to) | 423-427 |
| Number of pages | 5 |
| Journal | Optical Engineering |
| Volume | 26 |
| Issue number | 5 |
| DOIs | |
| State | Published - 1987 |
| Externally published | Yes |