Parallel classification of multiple objects using a phase-only multichannel optical correlator

Mirta Villarreal; Claudio C. Iemmi; Juan-Manuel Campos

doi:10.1117/1.1585060

1 August 2003 Parallel classification of multiple objects using a phase-only multichannel optical correlator

Mirta Villarreal, Claudio C. Iemmi, Juan-Manuel Campos

Optical Engineering, Vol. 42, Issue 8, (August 2003). https://doi.org/10.1117/1.1585060

We present a technique that allows us to increment the number of objects to be detected and classified simultaneously in an optical pattern recognition process. It basically consists of the multiplexing of several phase-only filters. The elimination of the convolution signal at the final correlation plane, by means of the direct implementation of phase-only filters, allows an increase in the number of channels to be used in a Vander Lugt correlator. The difference among these composed filters and others proposed before lies in the way they are synthesized. Usually filters are physically implemented by using amplitude media, and it is necessary to perform an encoding of the phase information. In the proposed method, no encoding technique is used to convert the phase values into amplitude ones. The implementation of this kind of filter is carried out by using liquid crystal displays working in phase-only mode. We present in this work numerical simulations and experimental results obtained from the implementation of two different kinds of phase-only filters. Impulse responses and correlation signals are analyzed.

©(2003) Society of Photo-Optical Instrumentation Engineers (SPIE)

Citation Download Citation

Mirta Villarreal, Claudio C. Iemmi, and Juan-Manuel Campos "Parallel classification of multiple objects using a phase-only multichannel optical correlator," Optical Engineering 42(8), (1 August 2003). https://doi.org/10.1117/1.1585060

Published: 1 August 2003

ACCESS THE FULL ARTICLE

INSTITUTIONAL
Select your institution to access the SPIE Digital Library.

SELECT YOUR INSTITUTION

PERSONAL
Sign in with your SPIE account to access your personal subscriptions or to use specific features such as save to my library, sign up for alerts, save searches, etc.

PERSONAL SIGN IN

No SPIE Account? Create one

PURCHASE THIS CONTENT

SUBSCRIBE TO DIGITAL LIBRARY

50 downloads per 1-year subscription

Members: $195

Non-members: $335 ADD TO CART

25 downloads per 1 - year subscription

Members: $145

Non-members: $250 ADD TO CART

PURCHASE SINGLE ARTICLE

Includes PDF, HTML & Video, when available