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Nonlinear morphological correlation: optoelectronic implementation

David MasP. García-martínezCarlos FerreiraJavier Garcia

subject

Signal processingbusiness.industryComputer scienceMachine visionMaterials Science (miscellaneous)Morphological correlationIndustrial and Manufacturing EngineeringNonlinear systemOpticsPattern recognition (psychology)OptoelectronicsBusiness and International ManagementbusinessLinear filter

description

An optoelectronic implementation of the nonlinear morphological correlation by use of a threshold-decomposition technique and a joint transform correlator architecture is presented. This nonlinear morphological correlation provides improved image detection compared with standard linear optical pattern-recognition correlation methods. It also offers a more robust detection of low-intensity images in the presence of high-intensity patterns to be rejected.

https://doi.org/10.1364/ao.37.002112