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    Area of Science:

    • Optics
    • Information Processing
    • Photonics

    Background:

    • Conventional coherent optical processors have limitations in parallel processing channels.
    • Spatial filtering is a key operation in optical information processing.

    Purpose of the Study:

    • To present a novel coherent optical parallel processing technique using multidiffraction gratings.
    • To demonstrate its capability for multichannel spatial filtering.
    • To explore extensions for polychromatic and multisignal processing.

    Main Methods:

    • Utilizing multidiffraction gratings for parallel processing.
    • Implementing multichannel spatial filtering in the spatial frequency plane.
    • Extending the system for polychromatic and multisignal applications.

    Main Results:

    • The proposed technique offers significantly more parallel processing channels (approximately 2N) than conventional methods.
    • Polychromatic parallel processing yields a higher number of channels than monochromatic systems.
    • Multisignal processing, while not real-time, shows potential with optimized encoding.

    Conclusions:

    • Multidiffraction grating-based coherent optical parallel processing enhances spatial filtering capabilities.
    • The technique is extendable to polychromatic and potentially white light processing.
    • Further development in encoding may enable real-time multisignal processing.