Self Organization, Association, And Categorization In A Phase Conjugating Resonator

Marcus Cohen

doi:10.1117/12.963501

9 June 1986 Self Organization, Association, And Categorization In A Phase Conjugating Resonator

Marcus Cohen

Proceedings Volume 0625, Optical Computing; (1986) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.963501
Event: O-E/LASE'86 Symposium, 1986, Los Angeles, CA, United States

Abstract

We present a theory of and a design for a new kind of optical computer employing a phase-conjugating resonator loaded with a volume-holographic recording medium. Coupled Mode equations are derived and solutions presented showing error-correcting content-addressable and associative memory. Multiple scattering in the volume enables the reconstruction of associative chains and cycles, permitting the sequential readout of time-sequences of images and the classifications of images into groups. Applications to invariant pattern recognition, goal seeking by optimization of a path product, and sentence disambiguation are discussed.

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Marcus Cohen "Self Organization, Association, And Categorization In A Phase Conjugating Resonator", Proc. SPIE 0625, Optical Computing, (9 June 1986); https://doi.org/10.1117/12.963501

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