An Electrooptic Multiple-Quantum-Well Device for Image Processing

被引:2
作者
Vianna, Celso J. [1 ,2 ]
De Souza, Eunezio Antonio [2 ,3 ]
机构
[1] Univ Fed Sergipe UFS, Nucleo Fis, Aracaju, Brazil
[2] Univ Brasilia, Inst Phys, BR-70919970 Brasilia, DF, Brazil
[3] Univ Prebiteriana Mackenzie, Photon Lab, BR-01302907 Sao Paulo, SP, Brazil
关键词
Convolution; machine vision; optical image processing; quantum-well (QW) devices; EDGE-DETECTION; PHOTODETECTORS;
D O I
10.1109/JQE.2009.2013109
中图分类号
TM [电工技术]; TN [电子技术、通信技术];
学科分类号
0808 ; 0809 ;
摘要
We investigated the use of an analog self-electrooptic effect device based on GaAs multiple quantum wells as an image processor chip to early vision processes. We focused our attention at the edge detection process using layouts of photo detectors to extract Laplacians of images. Laplacians of linear, constant, step, and Gaussian intensity profiles agree with the expected values. These results show that the device works properly as an edge detector.
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页码:603 / 608
页数:6
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