Adaptive learning based on bit-significance optimization of the Hopfield model and its electro-optical implementation for correlated images

Introducing and optimizing it-significance to the Hopfield model, ten highly correlated binary images, i.e., numbers "0" to "9", are successfully stored and retrieved in a 6x8 node system. Unlike many other neural networks models, this model has stronger error correction capability for correlated images such as "6", "8", "3", and "9". the bit-significance optimization is regarded as an adaptive learning process based on least-mean-square error algorithm, and may be implemented with another neural nets optimizer. A design for electro-optic implementation including the adaptive optimization networks is also introduced.uding the adaptive optimization networks is also introduced.