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    • Optics and Photonics
    • Computer Science
    • Information Storage

    Background:

    • Content-addressable memory (CAM) systems are crucial for efficient information retrieval.
    • Optical implementations offer potential advantages in speed and parallelism for memory systems.
    • Existing optical CAM models face challenges in fabrication and computational complexity.

    Purpose of the Study:

    • To present a novel associative-memory model with a practical optical implementation.
    • To utilize grating structures for creating a content-addressable memory.
    • To demonstrate a method for fabricating the necessary optical components.

    Main Methods:

    • Developed an associative-memory model based on optical principles.
    • Applied scalar diffraction theory to calculate the transmission function for memory pixels.
    • Fabricated optical filters using computer-generated holography and multiexposure holographic techniques.

    Main Results:

    • Successfully implemented an optical associative-memory using grating structures.
    • Demonstrated efficient storage and retrieval capabilities.
    • Showcased simple thresholding based on the number of on-state pixels in the input.

    Conclusions:

    • The proposed optical associative-memory model offers a viable approach for content-addressable memory.
    • The fabrication method using holographic techniques is practical and effective.
    • This approach provides benefits in terms of data storage and simplified processing.