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    • Optics and Photonics
    • Computer Engineering

    Background:

    • VanderLugt-type optical correlators are crucial for pattern recognition.
    • Electrically addressed spatial light modulators (SLMs) are key components.
    • Ferroelectric-liquid-crystal (FLC) SLMs offer high speed.

    Purpose of the Study:

    • To investigate the performance of very-large-scale integrated (VLSI)/FLC SLMs in optical correlators.
    • To analyze the impact of liquid-crystal layer thickness variations on correlator output.
    • To validate simulation predictions with experimental data.

    Main Methods:

    • Utilized 2-kHz 64x64 VLSI/FLC SLMs for input and filter planes.
    • Performed computer simulations to model the effects of thickness variations.
    • Conducted experiments using a VLSI/FLC optical correlator system.

    Main Results:

    • Identified and analyzed liquid-crystal layer thickness variations in the SLMs.
    • Simulations predicted the impact of these variations on correlator performance.
    • Experimental results closely matched the performance predicted by simulations.

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    • VLSI/FLC SLMs are viable for optical correlator applications.
    • Understanding and accounting for device variations is critical for optimal performance.
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