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    Area of Science:

    • Optics and Photonics
    • Optical Signal Processing
    • Information Optics

    Background:

    • Space-variant optical processing enables complex optical computations.
    • Fresnel-transform-based systems are crucial for optical information processing.
    • Programmable and fixed filters are key components in optical processors.

    Purpose of the Study:

    • To introduce and analyze a four-plane Fresnel-transform space-variant optical processor.
    • To investigate the impact of filter mask order on processor performance.
    • To demonstrate the processor's capabilities using phase-only masks and experimental validation.

    Main Methods:

    • Utilizing a four-plane optical processor architecture.
    • Employing a programmable spatial light modulator (SLM) for one filter mask.
    • Using a fixed random binary phase array for the second filter mask.
    • Interchanging the order of the filter masks to observe output variations.

    Main Results:

    • Significant increase in Horner efficiency of the correlator when filters are arranged in a specific order.
    • Complete removal of edge enhancement in the output image when filters are arranged in the alternative order.
    • Successful implementation and experimental validation using phase-only masks and a magneto-optic SLM.

    Conclusions:

    • The proposed optical processor offers tunable characteristics by reconfiguring filter mask order.
    • The system demonstrates potential for applications requiring either enhanced correlation or edge enhancement removal.
    • Phase-only masks are effective for implementing this space-variant optical processor.