Özaktaş, Haldun M.2016-02-082016-02-082005-09http://hdl.handle.net/11693/27346Date of Conference: 4-8 Sept. 2005Conference name: 13th European Signal Processing Conference, 2005A historical overview of optical information processing, emphasizing the influence of and interactions with signal processing will be given. Analog optical signal processing, holography, digital optical computing, optical interconnections and optoelectronic computers, and optical switching systems are discussed. Optical and electronic devices and interconnections are compared.EnglishAnalog optical signal processingElectronic deviceOptical switching systemsOptoelectronic computersOptical data processingOptical interconnectsSignal processingConference Paper