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Optical Computers and Space TechnologyThe rapidly increasing demand for greater speed and efficiency on the information superhighway requires significant improvements over conventional electronic logic circuits. Optical interconnections and optical integrated circuits are strong candidates to provide the way out of the extreme limitations imposed on the growth of speed and complexity of nowadays computations by the conventional electronic logic circuits. The new optical technology has increased the demand for high quality optical materials. NASA's recent involvement in processing optical materials in space has demonstrated that a new and unique class of high quality optical materials are processible in a microgravity environment. Microgravity processing can induce improved orders in these materials and could have a significant impact on the development of optical computers. We will discuss NASA's role in processing these materials and report on some of the associated nonlinear optical properties which are quite useful for optical computers technology.
Document ID
19960034332
Acquisition Source
Marshall Space Flight Center
Document Type
Conference Paper
Authors
Abdeldayem, Hossin A. (Universities Space Research Association Huntsville, AL United States)
Frazier, Donald O. (NASA Huntsville, AL United States)
Penn, Benjamin (NASA Huntsville, AL United States)
Paley, Mark S. (Universities Space Research Association Huntsville, AL United States)
Witherow, William K. (NASA Huntsville, AL United States)
Banks, Curtis (NASA Huntsville, AL United States)
Hicks, Rosilen (NASA Huntsville, AL United States)
Shields, Angela (NASA Huntsville, AL United States)
Date Acquired
September 6, 2013
Publication Date
December 1, 1995
Subject Category
Computer Operations And Hardware
Report/Patent Number
NAS 1.15:111439
NASA-TM-111439
Meeting Information
Meeting: International Association of Science and Technology for Development (IASTED)
Location: Cairo
Country: Egypt
Start Date: December 1, 1995
Accession Number
96N30195
Distribution Limits
Public
Copyright
Work of the US Gov. Public Use Permitted.

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