bmdo technologies for biomedical applications - MDA Technology

SECTION APRESENTATIONThose involved in ballistic missile defense need to quicklyand efficiently identify objects and classify them as friend orfoe, gain a “big picture” view of the ever-changing battlefield,and track missiles in three dimensions. Similarly, doctorsneed to distinguish between benign and malignantgrowths and require high-resolution images with a sufficientlylarge format for optimal viewing. Surgeons especially canbenefit from the gradually evolving virtual-reality displaysthat employ 3-D imaging techniques. The military’s interest indisplay technology has yielded some promising cuttingedgeideas for displays in general, with applications in manyareas, including medicine.1. A novel 3-D display that uses a rare-earth-doped glasscube to create a truly three-dimensional, hologram-likeimage that can be viewed from any angle.2. A prototype 3-D display that intersects two laser beams inrubidium vapor, generating visible red fluorescence, withpromise for full-color applications.3. A high-speed optical processor that resulted from BMDOwork on an incoherent-to-coherent converter for opticalcomputing.4. A chip architecture that stacks integrated circuits andinterconnects them vertically, translating to faster data processingand downloading.