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Metaphoric optical computing for fluid dynamics

Tsang, M.
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Psaltis, D.  
2005
Proceedings of SPIE - The International Society for Optical Engineering

We show that an optical pulse inherently computes three-dimensional classical fluid dynamics. Taking optical diffraction, dispersion and nonlinearity into account, one can define the metaphoric fluid density, velocity and vorticity in the optical pulse. We propose the use of the group-velocity-delayed time to represent the third dimension of the fluid, and the "split-step" method to combine optical devices as a configurable system that simulates fluid flow. Optical systems, with the inherent speed, parallelism and configurability, may one day be utilized to assist the study of fluid dynamics.

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conference paper
DOI
10.1117/12.601656
Scopus ID

2-s2.0-23744503566

Author(s)
Tsang, M.
Psaltis, D.  
Date Issued

2005

Published in
Proceedings of SPIE - The International Society for Optical Engineering
Volume

5735

Start page

1

End page

8

Editorial or Peer reviewed

REVIEWED

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OTHER

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November 23, 2010
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