DocumentCode
2066677
Title
Connectionist computations based on an optical thin-film model
Author
Purvis, Martin ; Xiaodong, Li
Author_Institution
Dept. of Inf. Sci., Otago Univ., Dunedin, New Zealand
fYear
1993
fDate
24-26 Nov 1993
Firstpage
130
Lastpage
133
Abstract
An alternative connectionist architecture to the one based on the neuroanatomy of biological organisms is described. The proposed architecture is based on an optical thin-film multilayer model, with the thicknesses of thin-film layers serving as adjustable `weights´ for the computation. The nature of the model, some examples, and optical implementation considerations are discussed
Keywords
optical films; optical neural nets; adjustable weights; connectionist computations; layer thicknesses; nonbiological connectionist architecture; optical implementation; optical thin-film multilayer model; Biological system modeling; Biomedical optical imaging; Computer architecture; Nonhomogeneous media; Optical computing; Optical films; Optical reflection; Optical refraction; Optical surface waves; Transistors;
fLanguage
English
Publisher
ieee
Conference_Titel
Artificial Neural Networks and Expert Systems, 1993. Proceedings., First New Zealand International Two-Stream Conference on
Conference_Location
Dunedin
Print_ISBN
0-8186-4260-2
Type
conf
DOI
10.1109/ANNES.1993.323064
Filename
323064
Link To Document