Fiber optic computational network utilizing optical and/or gate employing non-linear organic polymers and photovoltaic/piezoelectric optical interfaces

摘要

A multi-channel/multi-layer optical gate contained within a fiber- optic housing having any number of optical cells disposed within the housing. The optical cells are made up of non-linear organic polymers surrounded by a piezoelectric crystal, which is in turn connected to a photovoltaic device. When the photovoltaic device is activated, the piezoelectric crystals cause the non-linear organic polymers to change their refractive index, causing an interruption of a reference laser beam. An output detector is disposed within the fiber-optic housing for detecting the reference laser beam.