Acoustooptical matrix-vector product processor: implementation issues

Abstract

An acoustooptic technique was used to design and construct a prototype of a processor capable of multiplying a 128 x 128 complex-element matrix by a 128 complex-element vector. The device was specified to execute 10(5) matrix-vector products per second with 8-bit resolution. The performance of each component of the prototype was evaluated, as was the impact of component performance on system performance.

Two-dimensional multi-channel acousto-optic diffraction

“…In previous reports the matrix-vector multiplication processor or acousto-optic signal processor was constructed by two 1-D multi-channel AOMs [20] or one 1-D multi-channel AOM and one of the following devices: lighting diode array [21][22][23], liquid-crystal display [24] and aperture array mask [25]. The 2-D multi-channel array Bragg acousto-optic modulator has various application such as the matrix multiplication processor, acousto-optic spectrum analysis, multiple optical beam deflection, modulation and recording, optical information processing, optical connector and correlator, etc.…”

Performance of an embedded optical vector matrix multiplication processor architecture

“…In other situation, such as taking compatibility into consideration, the OVMM processor can be connected to a computer [4,5,12] or a multiprocessor [13]. Technology in computer science can also be used, such as distributed shared memory cluster system.…”

<title>Implementation and assessment of advanced analog optical vector-matrix processor</title>

“…Unfortunately, no data has been collected for a multichannel analog OMP. Mosca et al 6 presented the design and implementation of a 256 x 256 OMP, but were unable to align all of the channels in order to form a vector matrix product.…”