| Digital optical computing executed on arrays of binary data can offer parallel processing and multi-valued output which allows more flexibility in algorithm development. The hardware used consists of two computer controlled Magneto-optic Spatial Light Modulator (MOSLM) arrays in conjunction with a CCD detector array as the computational hardware. Algorithms for binary processing tasks are presented. We have used MOSLMs for parallel processing, in a way that exploits multi-valued output and also, in carrying this evaluation out, we have developed a new and efficient multiply algorithm. Multiplication is an important operation in many digital systems and the design of fast multipliers is of great interest to computer scientists and engineers. The speed of this computing system is evaluated. |
