The Transactions of the Korean Institute of Electrical Engineers (대한전기학회논문지)
- Volume 38 Issue 10
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- Pages.795-804
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- 1989
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- 0254-4172(pISSN)
Optical Neural-Net Analog-to-Digital Converter:Implementation and Application
광신경망 A/D변환기:구현 및 응용
Abstract
A parallel analog-to digital converter with neuron-like elements is designed and optically implemented. Its operation principle is based on the simultaneous estimation of bit values for a given analog input. The architecture of the proposed analog-to-digital converter is simpler than that of an earlier one designed by the energy minimization technique, and its digital output is independent of the initial state. Mixed binary-to-full binary converters are also designed by using out analog-to-digital converters as basic computing elements. These converters have simple structures and fast conversion times compared with earlier ones.
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