Abstract
Boltzmann machines can be used to obtain solutions to problems for which direct mathematical calculation of a solution is not possible or would take too long. The range of problems for which such a machine might be useful is very broad, and inversion of a linear equation is described as one example. A method is described that allows time-intensive operations on a computer to be replaced with a highly parallel optical system that can be incorporated in such a way as to let the computer take full advantage of the speed of the optics without sacrificing the precision possible in the computer. A tie is made between Boltzmann machines and neural networks, and it is shown how a Boltzmann machine may perform functions demonstrated by other neural network architectures.
| Original language | English (US) |
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| Pages (from-to) | 16-21 |
| Number of pages | 6 |
| Journal | Optical Engineering |
| Volume | 26 |
| Issue number | 1 |
| DOIs | |
| State | Published - Jan 1 1987 |
ASJC Scopus subject areas
- Atomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics
- Engineering(all)