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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Mar. 24, 1992
Filed:
Aug. 03, 1990
Applicant:
Inventors:
Harold M Stoll, Rancho Palos Verdes, CA (US);
Li-Shing Lee, Torrance, CA (US);
Assignee:
Northrop Corporation, Los Angeles, CA (US);
Attorneys:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G06F / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
395 25 ; 364713 ; 364822 ;
Abstract
An all-optical, continuous-time, recurrent neural network is disclosed which is capable of executing a broad class of energy-minimizing neural net algorithms. The network is a resonator which contains a saturable, two-beam amplifier; two volume holograms; and a linear, two-beam amplifier. The saturable amplifier permits, through the use of a spatially patterned signal beam, the realization of a two-dimensional optical neuron array; the two volume holograms provide adaptive, global network interconnectivity; and the linear amplifier supplies sufficient resonator gain to permit convergent operation of the network.