Optical implementations of radial basis classifiers

Mark A. Neifeld, Demetri Psaltis

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Abstract

We describe two optical systems based on the radial basis function approach to pattern classification. An optical-disk-based system for handwritten character recognition is demonstrated. The optical system computes the Euclidean distance between an unknown input and 650 stored patterns at a demonstrated rate of26, 000 pattern comparisons/s. The ultimate performance of this system is limited by optical-disk resolution to 1011 binary operations/s. An adaptive system is also presented that facilitates on-line learning and provides additional robustness.

Original languageEnglish (US)
Pages (from-to)1370-1379
Number of pages10
JournalApplied optics
Volume32
Issue number8
DOIs
StatePublished - Mar 10 1993

Keywords

  • Neural networks
  • Optical disk
  • Pattern recognition
  • Radial basis functions

ASJC Scopus subject areas

  • Atomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics
  • Engineering (miscellaneous)
  • Electrical and Electronic Engineering

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