As of 2025, large language models (like GPT-4 and Claude 3) can solve intermediate-level Saleh problems with surprising accuracy. If you paste a photonics problem into ChatGPT and ask for a "step-by-step derivation using the ABCD matrix method," the AI will produce a detailed solution.
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