Simplified access optical memory

Claim 1

AN OPTICAL MEMORY WHICH IS ACTIVATED BY A BEAM OF POLARIZED RADIATION, COMPRISING: A PLURALITY OF ELECTRO-OPTICAL MEMORY ELEMENTS LOCATED IN THE PATH OF SAID RADIATION, EACH SAID MEMORY ELEMENT DISPLAYING ELECTRO-OPTICAL REMANENCE; READ-IN MEANS FOR READING INFORMATION INTO SAID MEMORY ELEMENTS, SAID READ-IN MEANS INCLUDING A PLURALITY OF MUTUALLY PERPENDICULAR CONDUCTIVE MEANS EACH OF WHICH ELECTRICALLY BRIDGES A SINGLE MEMORY ELEMENT; FIRST ANALYZER MEANS SPACED FROM SAID MEMORY ELEMENTS IN A DIRECTION AWAY FROM THE SOURCE OF SAID RADIATION, AND ORIENTED TO EXCLUDE RADIATION OF A PRESELECTED POLARITY; A PLURALITY OF SECOND ELECTRO-OPTICAL SUBSTANCES HAVING NO ELECTRO-OPTICAL REMANENCE, SAID PLURALITY BEING SPACED FROM SAID FIRST ANALYZER MEANS IN A DIRECTION AWAY FROM THE SOURCE OF SAID RADIATION, EACH SAID SUBSTANCE BEING OPTICALLY COUPLED WITH A DIFFERENT ONE OF SAID MEMORY ELEMENTS; AND ORIENTED TO CHANGE RADIATION TO SAID PRESELECTED POLARITY WHEN ACTIVATED; MEANS TO ACTIVATE EACH OF SAID SECOND ELECTRO-OPTICAL SUBSTANCES INDIVIDUALLY;