title: Convergence in optical and digital pattern recognition: introduction to the feature issue.
abstract: This Applied Optics feature issue, in addition to optical and digital pattern recognition, includes their convergence in the form of computational imaging.
authors.affiliation: National Ignition Facility, Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory, Livermore, California 94551, USA. awwal1@llnl.gov
authors.forename: Abdul
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Awwal
authors.forename: Khan
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Iftekharuddin
authors.forename: Mohammad
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Karim
authors.forename: Mark
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Neifeld
authors.forename: David
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Stork