Pepper, David M. and AuYeung, John and Fekete, Dan and Yariv, Amnon (1978) Spatial convolution and correlation of optical fields via degenerate four-wave mixing. Optics Letters, 3 (1). pp. 7-9. ISSN 0146-9592. https://resolver.caltech.edu/CaltechAUTHORS:PEPol78
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Abstract
A nonlinear optical technique is described that performs, essentially instantaneously, the functions of spatial correlation and convolution of spatially encoded waves. These real-time operations are accomplished by mixing spatially dependent optical fields in the Fourier-transform plane of a lens system. The use of a degenerate four-wave mixing scheme eliminates (in the Fresnel approximation) phase-matching restrictions and (optical) frequency-scaling factors. Spatial bandwidth-gain considerations and numerical examples, as well as applications to nonlinear microscopy, are presented.
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Additional Information: | © Copyright 1978 Optical Society of America Received March 13, 1978 This research was supported by the Army Research Office, Durham, North Carolina. D. M. Pepper is a Hughes Research Laboratory Doctoral Fellow. D. Fekete is a Weizmann Institute, Israel, Postdoctoral Fellow. D. M. Pepper acknowledges the support granted by the Hughes Aircraft Company. D. Fekete acknowledges the support granted by the Weizmann Institute of Israel. | ||||||
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