title: Optical computing: introduction by the feature editors.
abstract: This feature of Applied Optics: Information Processing on optical computing comprises thirty papers. Most of the papers evolved from papers presented at the Fifth Topical Meeting on Optical Computing held in March 1993 in Palm Springs, California.
authors.forename: H S
authors.initials: HS
authors.lastname: Hinton
authors.forename: B
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Soffer
authors.forename: F A
authors.initials: FA
authors.lastname: Tooley
authors.forename: K
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Yukimatsu