Characterization of optical diffraction gratings by use of a neural method

Journal of the Optical Society of America A: Optics and Image Science, and Vision

Volumn 19, Issue 1, 2002, Pages 24-32

  Robert, Stéphane ^a   Mure Ravaud, Alain ^a   Lacour, Dominique ^b  

^a UNIVERSITÉ JEAN MONNET   (France)

^b Lab Sci Mat Electron d'Automat   (France)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DATA REDUCTION; LEARNING SYSTEMS; NEURAL NETWORKS;

NEURAL LEARNING METHOD;

DIFFRACTION GRATINGS;

EID: 0043156125     PISSN: 10847529     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1364/JOSAA.19.000024     Document Type: Article

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