Arrangement for optical image processing
First Claim
1. An arrangement for optical image processing by spatial filtering, particularly for converting electronic image information into optical image information and for Fourier transformation, comprising a two-dimensional optical filter comprising a microstructured grid having windows, the windows being provided with electrostatically movable thin-film terminations, and further comprising electron beam means for controlling the position of the thin-film terminations thereby opening and closing the windows.
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Abstract
For electro-optical image conversion as well as for optical image processing by spatial filtering, a two-dimensional optical filter is provided which comprises a microstructured grid, the openings of which are designed as a matrix of windows, the windows being provided with electrostatically movable thin-film closures. The window openings are controlled by electrostatic charges which are provided by an electron beam. This matrix of light valves can preferably be used as a electro-optical converter as well as a Fourier filter in an optical computer.
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- 1. An arrangement for optical image processing by spatial filtering, particularly for converting electronic image information into optical image information and for Fourier transformation, comprising a two-dimensional optical filter comprising a microstructured grid having windows, the windows being provided with electrostatically movable thin-film terminations, and further comprising electron beam means for controlling the position of the thin-film terminations thereby opening and closing the windows.
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