Abstract
Optoelectronic neural networks must not only be highly parallel but also fast to compete with electrical systems. Receiver noise becomes an important consideration at high data rates; so the limits set by noise to network size and speed are analyzed. A network incorporating an array of high-speed multi-quantum-well modulators was constructed. It employed a general method for optical representation of bipolar values, which required only a minimal increase in network dimensions and gave the network immunity to common-mode parameter variations. Different ways of partitioning pattern-recognition problems were compared, and the accuracy of one configuration was tested with the experimental network over a range of noise levels.
© 1995 Optical Society of America
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