Signal Processing Systems With Dimensional Transducers

H. O. Bartelt; A. W. Lohmann

doi:10.1117/12.934528

27 February 1984 Signal Processing Systems With Dimensional Transducers

H. O. Bartelt, A. W. Lohmann

Proceedings Volume 0373, Transformations in Optical Signal Processing; (1984) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.934528
Event: Transformations in Optical Signal Processing, 1981, Seattle, United States

Abstract

A system with dimensional transducers typically consists of three parts: a dimensional transducer, a processor, and again a dimensional transducer. The first transducer may, for example, convert a two-dimensional (2-D) picture into a one-dimensional (1-D) temporal signal. That signal is processed by a digital computer. The computer output is again a 1-D temporal signal, which is converted back into a picture by the second dimensional transducer. The job of the first transducer is to adapt the format of the original signal to the capabilities of the processor. The second transducer converts the processor output into a format suitable for the user or receiver. Systems with dimensional transducers usually consist of more than one type of hardware: optics, TV electronics, digital electronics, and movie technology are all examples. We discuss the virtues of such systems and review briefly some historical examples that are not well known. Finally we present some new experiments with optical processors characterized by input and output dimensional transducers.

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H. O. Bartelt and A. W. Lohmann "Signal Processing Systems With Dimensional Transducers", Proc. SPIE 0373, Transformations in Optical Signal Processing, (27 February 1984); https://doi.org/10.1117/12.934528

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