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Area of Science:

Optics and Photonics
Information Processing

Background:

Interconnecting input and output arrays is crucial for many optical systems.
Existing methods can be complex and limited in scalability.

Purpose of the Study:

To present a simplified method for full interconnection of N x N arrays.
To explore the potential uses and implementations of this technique.

Main Methods:

Utilizing a rank-1 N(4) component matrix for interconnection.
Leveraging spatial light modulators (SLMs) for scalability.

Main Results:

Demonstrated straightforward full interconnection of N x N arrays.
The scalability is primarily constrained by the capabilities of available SLMs.

Conclusions:

The proposed rank-1 matrix method offers a simplified and scalable approach to array interconnection.
This technique has broad applicability across various fields requiring complex optical interconnections.