Common path acoustoptic adaptive linear predictors

Claim 1

A frequency domain optical adaptive linear predictor for predicting subsequent values of an input signal, comprising (a) optical means for generating in a frequency plane the power spectrum of the input signal, said optical means including (1) a source of collimated light; (2) first and second spaced acoustooptic modulators arranged in perpendicular orientation for diffracting light from said source of light, said acoustooptic modulators each being driven by an electrical signal including the input signal; and (3) first lens means for transforming the light diffracted by said first and second acoustooptic modulators, the transformed light having an amplitude corresponding with the power spectrum of the input signal at the frequency plane; (b) mask filter means arranged at a transform plane for removing components of the diffracted light; and (c) transform-plane spatial filter means arranged beyond said mask filter means for optically processing said diffracted light to produce an output corresponding with the predicted subsequent values of the input signal, said transform-plane spatial filter means including (1) a third acoustooptic modulator driven by an electrical signal including a residual signal comprising the difference between the input signal and the predicted signal, said third acoustooptic modulator further diffracting the light from said mask filter means; (2) second lens means for transforming the light from said third acoustooptic modulator; and (3) an area detector for receiving the light output from said third acoustooptic modulator, said light output comprising the convolution of the diffracted light corresponding with the power spectrum of the input signal and the transform of the modulation from said third acoustooptic modulator, said detector producing an output corresponding with predicted subsequent values of the input signal.