Hybrid optical/digital image processor
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1. An optical processor comprising:
- a. means for radiating a coherent light image along an optical axis including(1) input PROM means responsive to light,(2) means for projecting a non-coherent light image onto said input PROM means; and
(3) means for illuminating said input PROM means with a coherent light;
b. means disposed along said optical axis for providing the Four ier transform of said coherent light image;
c. first linear polarizer means disposed along said optical axis for linear polarizing said Fourier transform;
d. first λ
/4 plate means disposed along said optical axis for circular polarizing the linear polarized Fourier transform;
e. means disposed along said optical axis for spatially filtering said circular polarized Fourier transform;
f. second λ
/4 plate means disposed along said optical axis for converting said circular polarized filtered Fourier transform back to linear polarized form;
g. second linear polarizer means disposed along said optical axis for analyzing said linearly polarized filtered Fourier transform;
h. means for reconstructing said linear polarized filtered Fourier transform to produce a filtered image;
i. optical sensor means for generating an output signal in accordance with said filtered image; and
j. means for rotating about said optical axis said first λ
/4 plate means, said means for spatially filtering and said second λ
/4 plate means.
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Abstract
A two PROM coherent optical processing system under computer control provides zoom of the input object, rotation of the filter PROM relative to Fourier transform of the coherent light image, serial painting of the spatial filter on the filter PROM using a digitally controlled laser scanner, and greater operator control of the filtered image using a digital video processor and the associated computer.
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1. An optical processor comprising:
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a. means for radiating a coherent light image along an optical axis including (1) input PROM means responsive to light, (2) means for projecting a non-coherent light image onto said input PROM means; and (3) means for illuminating said input PROM means with a coherent light; b. means disposed along said optical axis for providing the Four ier transform of said coherent light image; c. first linear polarizer means disposed along said optical axis for linear polarizing said Fourier transform; d. first λ
/4 plate means disposed along said optical axis for circular polarizing the linear polarized Fourier transform;e. means disposed along said optical axis for spatially filtering said circular polarized Fourier transform; f. second λ
/4 plate means disposed along said optical axis for converting said circular polarized filtered Fourier transform back to linear polarized form;g. second linear polarizer means disposed along said optical axis for analyzing said linearly polarized filtered Fourier transform; h. means for reconstructing said linear polarized filtered Fourier transform to produce a filtered image; i. optical sensor means for generating an output signal in accordance with said filtered image; and j. means for rotating about said optical axis said first λ
/4 plate means, said means for spatially filtering and said second λ
/4 plate means. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29, 30, 31, 32)
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