LOOP MEMORY CELL
First Claim
1. An apparatus comprising:
- (a) an optical loop with at least one one-way input coupler,(b) at least one output coupler, and(c) at least one output variable coupling control,wherein said variable coupling control is configured for coupling said optical loop to a respective one of said output coupler.
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Abstract
A loop memory cell (LMC) includes a minimum of one optical loop coupled by a minimum of one input armlet and on output armlet. The input armlet(s) can couple only in one direction, from the input armlet(s) into the optical loop, and not back. The output armlet(s) can couple or not, according to the refractive index changer, from the optical loop into the output armlet(s). The LMC is configured to collect the input data and store the date in the optical loop until needed. Changing the refractive index the LMC can act as a memory cell or modulator. The LMC overcomes the energy loss of conventional techniques, allowing the creation of variety of building blocks and complex processing blocks for different applications and algorithms. The LMC has increased information storing efficiency, increased data processing speeds, and can modulate data thereby reducing processing complexity and increasing speeds.
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1. An apparatus comprising:
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(a) an optical loop with at least one one-way input coupler, (b) at least one output coupler, and (c) at least one output variable coupling control, wherein said variable coupling control is configured for coupling said optical loop to a respective one of said output coupler. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20)
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