Abstract

One major reason for developing optical computers is to overcome the communication bottle­necks of electronic systems by using optical interconnections. Holographic interconnections offer a high degree of flexibility because a hologram can be used to perform the function of a multiple lens or grating. We describe how we construct a computer-controlled optical system to fabricate multifacet interconnection holograms for 3-D digital optical circuits and demonstrate how we program the exposure energies, positions, and interconnection patterns of subholograms for achieving very flexible interconnections.

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