JPS62502070A - Programmable multi-stage lensless optical data processing system - Google Patents

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[Detailed description of the invention] No programmable multistage lens optical data processing system field of invention TECHNICAL FIELD This invention relates generally to optical computing and data processing systems, and more particularly to optical data processing systems. Electrical programmable multimeters to perform a wide variety of complex calculations on The present invention relates to a stage lensless optical processor.

Background of the invention Optical processing of vector and matrix data has the potential to perform highly efficient calculations. and its natural applicability to powerful image processing by computers.

Images or other spatially related data are raster or as a matrix consisting of vector scans of data elements, which are , commonly referred to as pixels, at their actual or effective resolution limit. It will be done. An ordinary image is a sequence of optical beams formed by a series of such images. Classified by analog video frames cut out as cross-sections. each analog An image frame is typically an array of pixel data that is effectively contiguous and spatially distributed. has. In addition, discontinuous matrix data can e.g. , or spatially modulating the cross-section of the data beam by the polarization vector ffi is convolved onto the data beam by .

In any case, due to the essentially parallel nature of optical processing, , has very high potential. Of course, parallelization means complete image processing at once. arise in order to do something. Each pixel is separate data, so it is processed in parallel. The amount of data is generally equal to the effective resolution of the image. Furthermore, optical processing is traditionally It has the advantage of processing the data in the same format in which it was obtained. usually, For applications such as image enhancement and recognition, the data to be processed is a single image and or as a raster scan of image frames. Submissive Currently, optical processors can Accept data directly. The useful value of image data is considered to be the effective resolution of the image. The distinctive and unique attributes of optical processing are Always be desirable.

Traditionally, optical processing applies the image to be processed through a misguided spatial mask. This is done by projecting the image onto a suitable optical detector. The mask itself is In its simplest form, it is simply an image fixed on film. in such case However, relatively complex optical processing calculations can be performed.

However, an optical processor projection system uses a point light source, adjusts the field of view and focuses arc lenses, polarizers and rotators, beam splitters and mirrors. A variety of highly specialized components, including clamps, are generally required. Them In addition to the complexity of each assembly, these constructs are spatially separated from each other. and must be assembled and maintained, often to near critical limits. stomach. As a result, optical processing equipment is bulky and sensitive to the environment, especially vibration and contamination. particularly when there are only one or two or more closely related Execution of optical processing calculations is restricted.

In addition to the photographic filter, a temporally variable mask for the optical processor is Implemented as a light modulator (SLM), it can be produces selective modifications of the spatially distributed data superimposed on the data beam by Jiru. A standard two-dimensional (2D) SLM is an electro-optically activated reflective liquid crystal light realized by using a valve, which is connected to the cathode ray tube . Despite the inefficiency of dual serial electro-optic conversion of images, such 2DS LM devices function satisfactorily for many applications within certain limits. Unfortunately, These performance limits are due to the relatively slow response of liquid crystal light valves, typically greater than 10 msec. Depends on answer time. This naturally has a direct impact on the high-speed processing capabilities of optical processors. give. In addition, using this kind of mask makes it difficult to focus, optical processors and support structures, resulting in becomes mechanically complex.

The 2D SLM mask is also activated by an array of electrodes distributed in 2D space. It was realized in the form of a solid-state electro-optic device. Modulating the images means that each of them Separately setting each electrode potential to an analog value corresponding to the intended data value This can be done efficiently by As expected, such Add. Optical data processing (for example, N-1000 adds 1 million electrodes) operating at data rates high enough to be used for The N2 electrode must be independently addressable so that In some cases, the complexity increases further. Unfortunately, the current level of manufacturing technology is 2D SLM device that can address independent pixels with appropriate high resolution in minutes. This poses a real barrier to reproducible manufacturing. Substitutes low-efficiency resolution masks. The use of a Ru.

Summary of the invention It is therefore an object of the present invention to overcome most, if not all, of the deficiencies in the prior art. Flexible to perform, avoid, and overcome a variety of complex data processing functions, By providing an optical data processor that can operate reliably be.

In the present invention, this includes multiple modulations for spatially modulating the optical data beam. for lensless transfer of optical data beams between the modulator and the modulator. A means for lensless internal connection of the modulator, and an optical databeam. a means for controlling multiple modulators to permit programmable processing of the modulators; This is achieved by providing an apparatus for processing an optical data beam comprising It will be done.

Thus, an advantage of the present invention is that the lens for focusing and other related No components are required, resulting in a small volume and a suitable and precise movement. Installation to guarantee performance is such that no subsequent readjustment is required.

Another advantage of the present invention is that it can be configured to have a variety of functionally different spatial light modulators. It is something that can be done.

Furthermore, the advantages of the present invention are that it can be used to optimally perform a variety of different optical data processing functions. This means that it can be configured as follows.

Still further, advantages of the present invention provide that the present invention is capable of performing important different optical data processing functions. , and can be dynamically and electrically reconfigured as needed.

Yet another advantage of the present invention is that it provides the necessary operating configurations with maximum flexibility. It has all the necessary components, yet has a relatively minimal amount compared to prior art systems. A small, fixed, and robust configuration that requires only component configuration. It is a certain thing.

Further advantages of the present invention include the use of solid state or liquid crystal electro-optic devices. That is.

Furthermore, another advantage of the present invention is that one integrally coupled incoherent unit to operate It simply requires a high-quality light source.

Brief description of the drawing Other features of the invention may be understood with reference to the following detailed description considered in conjunction with the accompanying drawings. Signs are better understood and more readily apparent. Note that the same components are the same in the drawings. Specified by reference number. here, FIG. 1 is a perspective view of a block of a preferred optical data processing system according to the present invention. is a diagram, FIG. 2 shows a general embodiment of an optical data processor constructed in accordance with the present invention. A side view, FIG. 3 is a detailed perspective view of an electro-optic spatial light modulator utilized in the present invention; FIG. 4 is a detailed perspective view of another electro-optic spatial light modulator utilized in the present invention. , FIG. 5 shows a development of embodiment g, 11 of the invention to illustrate and illustrate a preferred method of operation. FIG.

Detailed description of the invention An embodiment of the system according to the invention, generally designated by the reference number lO, is shown in FIG. It will be done. In particular, the multi-stage optical data processor (O DP) is a microcontroller 12 and an interface register 18.22, Operation is supported by z4.30.32 and z4.30.34. 0DP20 While the structure will be explained in detail below, the story-like operational components of ODP 20 will be explained in detail below. A rat panel light source 14, a matrix array accumulator 1G, and a plurality of Spatial Light Modulator (SLM) 3 (including i, 38.40.42.44, and 46 It is shown in FIG. The relatively uniform beam produced by light source 14 undergoes spatial light variation. are transmitted successively through each of the regulators, and the final The light source 14, the accumulator 16, and the SLM 3B, 38.40.42.44 and 4G are provided as parallel planes close to each other be done. a data transmission mechanism for obtaining data provided by each of the spatial light modulators; The light beam is effectively used, and its data is in turn provided to the accumulator tC. be provided. The operation of each spatial light modulator depends on the spatially distributed activation potential. can be explained by the spatial conductivity displacement associated with at least the first In a second approximation, the conductivity of the spatial light modulator is directly proportional to the applied potential. like this , the combined conductivity (TO) of two serially coupled spatial light modulators is , is proportional to the product of each conductivity of the spatial light modulator. The combined conductivity To is thus TO-TlxT2 (1) TO=αβVIV2 (2) is written. Here, Vl and V2 are the applied potentials, and α and β are each spatial light modulation. It is the conductivity to the applied voltage coefficient of the device. An extended series of spatial light modulators is provided by the present invention. Therefore, when coupled serially, the combined stack of multistage spatial light modulators The conductivity TO is proportional to the product of the conductivities of the individual spatial light modulators. flat panel The light beam generated by the lens 14 is thus transmitted to the spatial light modulator 36.3. 8.40.42.44, and for the spatially distributed relative conductivity of each of 4G. can be derived to obtain corresponding spatial distribution data.

In accordance with embodiments of the present invention, spatially related data is provided via an interface. Through registers 22.24.26.30.32 and 34, the spatial light modulator 36.38.40.42.44 and 4G. These registers are high-speed digital data storage registers, buffers, and digital-to-analog data controllers. It is desirable to operate as a converter. Spatial light, as detailed below A stack of modulators includes a plurality of one-dimensional spatial light modulators and one or more two-dimensional spatial light modulators. It is desirable to have

As shown in FIG. 1, one-dimensional spatial light modulators 36.38.4o, 42, and , 44 are interface data lines 60.78.62.80 and 6 4 to each register 22, 30, 24, 32, and 26. Ru. The two-dimensional spatial light modulator 4G is connected to the register via the interface data line 82. Data is received from the star 34.

Interface registers 22.24.2B, 30.32, and 34 are It is desirable to receive data in parallel form provided by multiple sensors. P Microcontroller 12 via processor control bus 50.70 controls supply the signal.

Processor controller bus 50.70 is shown as separate and , to register control lines 52.54.5G, 72.74, and 7B. Therefore, they are each connected to a register.

On the other hand, the interface registers are controlled via the control multiplexer. A single, common control bus driven by the microcontroller 12 connected alternately. However, in both cases, the microcontroller 12 register 22 . selectively supplies the predetermined data thereto. 24.26.30 and sufficient control over 34 is essential. be. The optical data processor system 10 includes an accumulator 1B and a processor. is completed by being supplied to an output register 18 coupled between the sensor outputs. Accumule The data itself changes the incident light intensity to the spatial light modulator 3B, 38.40.42.4 4, and a data bit with an array resolution that matches at least that of 46. A Mad, Rix array light-sensing device that can convert the electrical potential to represent the It's a chair. clock generator 83, as described in detail below. Data output via output interface bus 88 by a clock signal The light beam data that can be shifted into the register 18 is transferred to the accumulator. IB accumulates.

Accumulator 1G also provides an accumulator during operation of optical data processor 20. Allows for various shift and sum operations to be performed within the simulator 16. , a circular shift bus 86 and a lateral shift bus 84.

Data output register 18 receives shifted output data from accumulator 1B. high-speed analog data to the processor output via the processor data output bus 90. - Preferably digital converters, shift registers, and buffers. stomach.

As is clear from the foregoing, the microcontroller 12 is connected to the optical data processor 2. Full control over 0. Any desired data, desired data processing supplied to any particular combination of spatial light modulators to run the algorithm. can be required to perform any particular optical data processing algorithm. Only these spatial light modulators are actually included in the optical data processor 20 according to the present invention. It is especially easy to need to be used. optical data processor 2 0 for the spatial light modulator to uniformly hold the spatial light modulator at maximum conductivity. , appropriate data is supplied via each data register. As a result, selected Spatial light modulators can be effectively optical data processed by appropriate disk programs. removed from service. In this way, the optical data processing system IO Provides a highly flexible environment for performing scientific calculations.

Configuration of an example optical data processor 20 manufactured in accordance with embodiments of the invention is shown in FIG. The illustrated embodiments illustrate the basic structure incorporated into embodiments of the present invention. This example includes substantially all of the components.

The components of the optical data processor include a light source 91, an SLM stage 92, and a data processor. It is functionally divided as a part of the tab beam receiver 93. The light source 91 is essentially It has a rat panel light source 14 and additionally has a light beam buffer arrangement 94 .

Flat panel light source 14 may be an electroluminescent display panel or alternative. Instead, gas plasma display panels, LEDs, LED arrays, laser diodes , or preferably a laser diode array. buffer composition 94 transforms the light produced by a flat panel display panel into a spatially uniform light beam. It is desirable that it be used to create a system. When gas plasma display is used , buffer structure 94 further protects the optical device from heat generated by plasma display 14. functions to isolate the remainder of the data processor 20. In either case , buffer arrangement 94 is an optical glass plate having a thickness of approximately 0.25 inches. is desirable.

The optical data processor IO mass is formed by a serial stack of SLM stages. and its SLM stage 92 is representative.

Preferably, each stage is identical in combination of its components, while each stage LM is the only essential component. Preferably, the SLM does not require any other support. The structure should be robust. In such embodiments, the SLMs are directly connected to each other. of the spatial light modulator, placed next to each other and separated only by an optically transparent insulating thin film Produces an optimal small multi-level stack. However, if a spatial light modulator, e.g. Made of materials that have insufficient structural strength to provide their own support In addition, the stage 92 further includes a supporting fiber optic plate 102 . Optical fiber board 10 Of course, the fiber of No. 2 coincides with the circumferential axis parallel to the main axis of the optical data processor 20. has been done. Also, in such embodiments utilizing fiber optic plate 102, , and if the important operation of the spatial light modulator is done by polarization modulation of the light beam , the polarizer 64 is preferably provided between the SLM 44 and the optical fiber plate 102. Yes. Polarizer 64 further represents local polarization vector data of the present invention. In embodiments, an unpolarized optical data beam source 14 may be utilized. Ru.

If the basis of the operation of a spatial light modulator is light absorption (instead of polarization rotation), then the polarization No light equipment required.

The data beam receiver 93 essentially has an accumulator arrangement 16 . Aki Preferably, the simulator 1G is a solid state matrix array of optical detectors. stomach. In particular, the optical detector array has an effective resolution similar to that of the optical data processor 20. Two-dimensional shift of conventional charge-coupled devices (CCDs) provided with equal array density Preferably, it is a register array. Using a CCD array can CCD shift that can be directly controlled by controller 12 Charge storage, i.e., data integration, as well as facilitating the fabrication of resistor circuits. Desired for metering ability. Furthermore, by using a CCD array, from Murake IG to accumulator 16 via circular shift data bus 86. That data can be shifted onto the data return bus 88 to be returned. This provides substantial flexibility in the operation of accumulator 16. Sara , the accumulator te has a lateral shift as generally shown in FIG. To permit lateral circulation of data contained therein via data bus 84, Have the desired flexibility by using internal connections in the transmission path with registers. Ru. Consequently, accumulator 1B is a direct controller of microcontroller 12. Underneath the trawl is a totally complex optical data processing algorithm that includes shift and sum operations. can be effectively used to implement the system.

The data beam receiver 93 connects the accumulator 18 to the optical data processor 20. When interconnecting to the SLM 44 of the final stage 92 of the It additionally has a plate 122.

An embodiment of a one-dimensional spatial light modulator according to the invention is shown in FIGS. 3 and 4. Figure 3 The spatial light modulator 130 shown in FIG. an electro-optic cord 132 having two main parallel opposing surfaces each provided with have

The electro-optic element 132 is made of a solid material such as KD2 POa or BaTiO3. The body is an electro-optic material and works as a liquid crystal light valve in transmission mode. This latter material Polarization due to the longitudinal and transverse polarization applied across that part of the material through which the light passes It modulates the light locally in proportion to the potential in the direction. This material characteristically has approximately 1 square inch The electro-optic element is provided to a thickness of about 5 to 10 mils for the main surface area of the inch. 132, which should be suitably self-supporting for purposes of the present invention. It has sufficient structural strength.

The active region of the electro-optical element 132 is connected to the stripe electrode 13B and the reference plane electrode 140. Therefore, the electrodes 13G and 140 are made of indium stannate. Preferably made of a highly conductive transparent material such as oxide. Electrodes 13B and 1 Contacts to 40 can be made using conventional wire bonding or soldering using internal connection techniques. This can be done using separate electrode leads 134, 138 each attached to the desirable.

Variation of the spatial light modulator 130 is particularly useful in the present invention in the zero dimension, ie! various spaces Provides optical modulators. By commonly connecting the stripe electrode leads 134 , the conductivity of the electro-optic material 132 is modulated uniformly at all pixel locations. teenager Instead, a single electrode covering the entire major surface of the electro-optic material 132 is striped. It is used instead of electrode 130.

By the relative displacement of the signal 15G and reference potential 15g electrodes on the main surface of the third It is important that it differs from that shown in the diagram.

On the main surface, a reference potential electrode 158 is provided to form an internal digital electrode configuration. It is provided between the pair of signal electrodes 15G, and it is provided between both of the electro-optical elements 152. are necessarily the same on the main surfaces. The active part of the electro-optical element 152 is a signal electrode. 156 and a reference potential electrode 158 near its surface. In this way , the achievable electro-optic effect is increased by utilizing both surfaces of the electro-optic element 152. be strengthened. Furthermore, the active portion of the electro-optic cable 152 is shielded from light by the signal electrode 15B. Therefore, all of the electrodes 15G and 158 are in the active region of the electro-optical element 152. metals such as aluminium, which can be further utilized to effectively mask Made of transparent conductive material. That is, the electrodes 158, 158 are electro-optical elements. each pixel end of the data beam so that they diverge while passing through the data beams 152. Used to block parts.

Similar to spatial light modulator 130 of FIG. 3, electro-optic element 152 includes a liquid crystal light valve, Alternatively, it is either a solid electro-optic material. faster electro-optical response time, For greater structural strength and ease of manufacture, L1Nb03, L 1 Ta03, BaTi 03, S rxB=a+-XNb03 and P L, Z Transverse electric field polarization degree such as T: J8 electro-optic material is preferred. These materials are , Attach using the above polarization modulating material KD2 Pot and generally the same structural strength! vinegar It is desirable to be able to do it repeatedly.

in implementing various complex data processing functions using unique algorithms. The versatility of the present invention is best illustrated with reference to FIG. Details of the invention For ease of explanation, the embodiment of optical data processor 20 is illustrated in a series of planes. Functionally depicted as A, B, C, D, E, and F.

Each plane is parallel to the X and Y axes of the coordinate system 200 and distributed along the Z axis. description To simplify the process, the optical data processor 20 has an effective resolution of 3×3 pixels. shown as having. As depicted, planes A, B, and C are The one-dimensional spatial light modulators 202 . internally connected to bus 204.20B and microphone via bus 222.224.22 (i has a register 212.214.2is internally connected to the controller 12. . Registers 212.214.2ie each have a 3x3 pixel buffer array. do. The planar one-dimensional spatial light modulators 202, 204 of A and B are 3 Performs modulation of columns of pixels. Spatial light modulator 20B in plane C (parallel to the Y axis) It is distinguished as one that modulates three pixel rows.

Two-dimensional spatial light modulator 20 driven by register 218 via bus 240 8 are both internally connected to the microcontroller 12 by bus 230. is given on a flat surface. As shown below, a two-dimensional spatial light modulator is effectively static with respect to the other plane of the optical data processor, so the array t The need for fast independent addressing of the poles is virtually eliminated. Rather, the data A simpler shift register mode propagation affects the operation of the two-dimensional spatial modulator 208. and used.

As a result, structural considerations in the reliable manufacture of high-resolution matrix spatial light modulators are The constraints and complex limitations have been greatly relaxed by the objectives of the present invention.

Plane E connects uniform zero-dimensional spatial light modulator 210 via single pixel bus 242 to 3 which is internally connected to the microcontroller 12 via a bus 232 and a bus 232; It has 220 x3 pixel registers.

Finally, matrix array accumulator 14 is provided in plane F. the above As in, the circular 86 and lateral 84 shift buses have flexible sum and shift operations. It can be executed under the control of a microcontroller 12.

The flexibility and versatility of the present invention allows it to implement the representative algorithms described below. Depicted by the ability to. Each algorithm can be represented as an optical image. It functions to process the data that it can. realized by the generation of the resulting optical image While the functionality of these algorithms is well known, the implementation of each of these algorithms is Unique and unique to this invention.

Function 1 The two-dimensional Fourier transform of two-dimensional data, which is suitable for two-dimensional spectral analysis, is as follows. It is executed as follows.

Initialization 1. Load 2-dimensional data into register 21G of plane C, and load column 3 data into SLM2 Applying to each row of 0[i, 2, the Fourier transform coefficients for the analysis of the first dimension into register 212 of plane A and apply row 3 data to each column of SLM 202. to do, 3. All other registers 214.218.220 of optical data processor 20 Uniform data corresponding to the maximum and value of the conductivity of the spatial light modulator 204.208.21O 4. clearing the accumulator 14 of plane F; ,process, 5. Sum the current optical pixel product of the optical data beam with the sum of its previous pixel products. thing, 6. Move certain data in register 212 one line in a certain direction (for example, rightward) shifting and applying new row 3 data to each column of SLM 202; 7. Arrange certain data in the register 216 by one column in a certain direction (for example, upward) Applying new column 3 data to each row of SLM 20B; 8. Step for each column of two-dimensional data stored in register 21B of plane C Repeating steps 5 to 7, 9. Matrix summed into accumulator of plane F Transfer the array data to plane C and apply column 3 data to each row of SLM200. That, ゛ 10. Load the Fourier transform coefficients for the second dimension analysis into the register 212 of plane A. applying row 3 data to each column of the SLM 202; 11. Step 1 for each column of two-dimensional data stored in register 21B of plane C. Repeat steps 5 to 7 and provide the resulting image. 12. Matrix array data summed in accumulator 14 of plane F Transfer to the microcontroller 12.

Two-dimensional correlation of two-dimensional data suitable for image recognition is performed as follows. .

Initialization 1. Load the two-dimensional data into the register 220 of the plane E and set it at a predetermined single pixel correspondence position. applying data from a position (e.g., 1.3) to the uniform electrode of the SLM 210; , 2. Load the two-dimensional correlation mask data into the plane register 218, and applying a signal to each pixel location of the SLM 208; 3. Spatial light modulator 202.204 to all other registers 212.214.216 ．． loading uniform data corresponding to a maximum value of conductivity of 200; 4. Clearing the accumulator 14 of plane F, processing 5. Sum the current optical pixel product of the optical data beam with the sum of its previous pixel products. thing, 6. Move the data in register 220 one line in the given direction (for example, to the right) Shift the new data from the given single pixel position to the SLM 210. 7. Register 220 shifts the sum present in accumulator 14. 8. Register 22 of plane E. 9. repeating steps 5 to 7 for each row of data stored in 0; The data in the register 220 is moved in a given direction (for example, upward) by one column only. Column shift and apply new data from given pixel position to SLM210 -10, register 220 shifts the sum in accumulator 14. 11. Register 220 of plane E. Repeating steps 8 through 10 for each column of data stored in the Provide images as a result 12. Matrix the matrix array data summed in the accumulator 14 of plane F. Transfer to the microcontroller 12.

Function 3 Ambiguity function for one-dimensional data (ambiguity1'unct1 on) A one-dimensional sliding window (sliding wlndov) across the calculation is as follows: is executed.

Initialization 1. Load the real part of the matrix of Fourier transform coefficients into the register 212 of plane A. applying row 3 data to each column of the SLM 202; 2. Load the same fixed length into each column of register 21B in plane C, and load column 3 data into each column of register 21B. 3. applying data to each row of SLM 200; 3. each column of register 214 in plane B; Load the one-dimensional input data running continuously into the SLM20 Applying to each column of 4, 4. All other registers 218, 220 of optical data processor 20 Load uniform data corresponding to the maximum conductivity of regulators 20g and 210. and, 5. Clearing the accumulator 14 of plane F, processing 6. Sum the current optical pixel product of the optical data beam with the sum of the previous pixel products. thing, 7. Shift the data in the register 212 of plane A by 19 rows modulo row 3, applying new data in row 3 to each column of SLM 202, shifted from row 3; recycling the stored row data of row 1 of register 212; 8. Shift the data in the register 214 of plane B by one row toward row 3, and Load the next sequence of input data into each pixel position in row 1 of register 214, and load the input data in row 3. applying new data to each column of the SLM 204; 9. Shift the total in accumulator 14 by one row toward row 3, and Clear the sum of pixels in row 1 of the simulator 14 and send it to the optical data processor 20. the computed ambiguity function matrix for that portion of the input data stream The data shifted from row 3 for the last row of most recent sliding windows across the holding the data externally, and 10, shifting from the accumulator 14 For each row of data, the most recent slip across the matrix of ambiguity functions Update the window so that the input Repeat steps 6 through 9 for each data taken from the data stream. thing.

In this way, a dynamically reconfigured electrical A mechanically programmable optical data processor has been described.

In view of the above description, those skilled in the optical arts will recognize many modifications and variations of the present invention. It is easy to think that this is possible and expected. Therefore, the present invention Without departing from the nature and scope of the invention as set forth in the claim, Rather, it is realized.

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[Claims] 1. a plurality of modulator means for spatially modulating the optical data beam; unfocused transfer of said optical data beam between each said modulator means; means for interconnecting each of said modulator means without a lens, so as to and a plurality of optical data beams capable of programmable processing of the optical data beam. Optical data beam characterized in that it comprises means for controlling modulator means. equipment for processing. 2. The plurality of modulator means comprises at least two spatial light modulators; at least two modulators both for one-dimensional modulators of the optical data beam. means, wherein the first modulator is in relation to the second modulator and also in relation to the optical device. Device according to claim 1, characterized in that it is traversed with respect to the data beam. . 3. said plurality of modulator means comprising at least one additional spatial light modulator; The at least one additional modulator is for two-dimensional modulation of the optical data beam. 3. Device according to claim 2, characterized in that it has means for 4. means for generating said optical data beam; and said optical data beam. further comprising means for receiving a message; The generating means and the receiving means are connected to each of the modulating means by the internal connecting means. 4. Device according to claim 3, characterized in that it is coupled. 5. Said internal connection means connect said plurality of variables such that said device is substantially solid. A claim characterized in that it provides a physically, substantially robust internal connection of the preparation means. The device according to item 4 of the scope. 6. Claims characterized in that the generating means generates non-coherent light. Apparatus according to paragraph 5. 7. The internal connection means are lensless guided of the optical data beam. Claim 6, characterized in that it comprises optical fiber means for transfer. The device described in. 8. Each of the plurality of modulator means is arranged substantially transversely to the optical data beam. an electro-optic crystal having first and second major surfaces facing toward each other; 8. The device according to claim 7. 9. the one-dimensional light modulation means of the at least two light modulators; The two-dimensional light modulating means of one additional light modulator means the two-dimensional light modulating means of each one of the crystals. comprising a plurality of patterned electrodes on the first major surface. 9. The apparatus according to claim 8. 10. The light modulating means of the at least two spatial light modulators are arranged in parallel streams. Claim 9, characterized in that it is characterized as a pattern of lip electrodes. The device described in. 11. The light modulating means of the at least one additional spatial light modulator is arranged such that the light modulating means of the at least one additional spatial light modulator is 11. Device according to claim 10, characterized as a matrix arrangement. 12. means for providing an optical beam; a plurality of spatial light modulators; means for receiving the optical beam, the optical beam passing through the plurality of modulators; means for interconnecting the plurality of modulators to pass through; and the plurality of variables to provide programmable transfer of data to the optical beam; provided with an optical beam characterized in that it comprises means for controlling the optical beam; Optical processor system for processing data. 13. The internal connection means connects the optical beam between each one of the plurality of modulators. A claim characterized in that it has a lens-free means for defocus transfer. The system according to item 12. 14. The internal connection means is arranged such that the optical beam is of each of the plurality of receiving means for each of the plurality of modulators such that The beam supply means and the beam reception means are internally connected to each other. 14. The system according to claim 13. 15. The plurality of spatial light modulators are characterized in that they include one-dimensional spatial light modulators. A system according to claim 14. 16. The plurality of spatial light modulators are arranged with respect to each other and with respect to the optical beam. characterized by having first and second one-dimensional optical modulators orthogonally oriented. 16. The system according to claim 15. 17. The plurality of spatial light modulators include one-dimensional and two-dimensional spatial light modulators. 17. The system of claim 16. 18. said receiving means to said control processor for transferring data thereto; 18. The system of claim 17, characterized in that it is coupled. 19. The internal connection means may include an optical fiber plate and an optical beam polarizer. 19. The system according to claim 18, characterized in that: 20. The beam supply means is characterized in that it generates non-coherent light. A system according to claim 19. 21. The beam supply means is a flat electroluminescent light source, a light emitting Diode (LED) sources, Prosma sources, and spatially coherent LEDs Claims characterized as a light source selected from the group consisting of laser sources 21. The system according to paragraph 20. 22. Flat panels that generate optical beams and one-dimensional, two-dimensional, and linear matrices multiplier and systolic array spatial light modulation a plurality of spatial light modulators selected from a group consisting of an accumulator means for transmitting a signal; and from the flat panel means via the plurality of spatial light modulators. for providing an unfocused transfer of said optical data beam to a controller means. , the flat panel means, the plurality of spatial light modulators, and the accumulator. and internal connection means for coupling the data means without the use of a lens. Perform calculations on data by processing an optical data beam characterized by Optical computer to run. 23. The internal connection means includes a plurality of spatial light modulators for robust support of the plurality of spatial light modulators. an optical fiber plate, and a plurality of polarizing plates, the flat panel means having one optical fiber plate and a plurality of polarizing plates. Claim 2, characterized in that it generates a non-coherent optical beam such as The optical computer according to item 2. 24. a control processor; each of the plurality of spatial light modulators for transferring data to the optical data beam; electrode means for controlling and said electrode means for mutually exchanging data therewith; and a plurality of buffer means coupled to said control processor; Beauty, transferring data from said accumulator means to said control processor; The method according to claim 23, further comprising means for optical computer.