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J Homma, Y Kosugi, T Sato

    Applied Optics
    |June 22, 2010
    PubMed
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    Optical associative memory systems can reconstruct data from incomplete patterns. This study evaluates their practical use in pattern recognition, including enhancement techniques and experimental validation with characters under varied lighting.

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