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EURASIP Journal on Applied Signal Processing

  Special Issue on
  Signal Analysis Tools for Optical Information Processing

The application of traditional signal analysis tools
(e.g., Fourier transforms) to a wide variety of optical
problems (e.g., diffraction, spatial filtering, holography,
dispersion, etc.) has led to a new and deeper understanding
of these optical problems. Novel analysis and synthesis
methods for different photonics devices (e.g., fiber gratings,
ring resonators, etc.) have also been developed based on
well-known signal processing tools. The use of different
photonic technologies for processing spatial or temporal
information in the optical domain is also a field of growing
importance, with a strong potential for interesting
applications in fields such diverse as optical
telecommunications, image processing, and optical computing,
to name only a few. Advantages of processing the information
in the optical domain include the tremendous available
bandwidth and the parallelism intrinsic to the optical
approach, which translate into ultrahigh processing speeds,
which otherwise are not possible.

This special issue is seeking original research contributions
regarding (i) the application of signal analysis tools to
optical problems and (ii) the proposal and demonstration of
innovative technologies, devices, and architectures for
all-optical information processing in the spatial or
temporal domains.

Topics of interest include (but are not limited to):

 o Fourier optics and image optical processing
 o Novel material, devices, and architectures for spatial and
   temporal optical signal processing
 o Fractional transforms for optical signal analysis
 o Phase-space analysis (e.g., Wigner-Ville analysis) of
   optical signals and fields
 o Joint time-frequency representations
   (e.g., Wavelet analysis) of optical signals
 o Ultrafast optical pulse processing and shaping
 o Optical filter design and analysis
 o Signal processing tools for the analysis and synthesis of
   photonic devices
 o Applications of optical signal processing for optical
   communications, optical computing, pattern recognition, etc.

Authors should follow the EURASIP JASP manuscript format
described at the journal site http://asp.hindawi.com/.
Prospective authors should submit an electronic copy of their
complete manuscript through the EURASIP JASP's manuscript
tracking system according to the following timetable.

  Manuscript Due           April 1, 2004
  Acceptance Notification  August 1, 2004
  Final Manuscript Due     November 1, 2004
  Publication Date         2nd Quarter, 2005

GUEST EDITORS:

Christi K. Madsen, Bell Laboratories, Lucent Technologies,
600 Mountain Avenue, Murray Hill, NJ 07974, USA;
cmadsen@lucent.com

Daniela Dragoman, Physics Department, University of Bucharest,
P.O. Box MG-11, 76900 Bucharest, Romania;
danieladragoman@yahoo.com

Josˆ Azana, Institut National de la Recherche Scientifique
(INRS), Universitˆ du Quˆbec, 800 de la Gaucheti•re West,
Suite 6900, Montreal, Quˆbec, Canada H5A 1K6;
azana@inrs-emt.uquebec.ca

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