Optical Technology and Measurement for Industrial Applications Conference

Abstract

Stimulated by the recent revival of interest in artificial intelligence (AI) and neural networks, I will present a mini tutorial review on the past and present efforts that have been made by researchers toward the goal of happy marriage between optics/photonics (OP) and AI. The review will provide a historical perspective through the eyes of an old researcher in the field of optics who experienced the previous high tide of a neural network boom in the 1980s and who has actively participated in the research of optical neuro computing at the time.