High-performance real-world optical computing trained by in situ gradient-based model-free optimization

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Main Authors: Zhao, Guangyuan, Shu, Xin, Zhou, Renjie
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author Zhao, Guangyuan
Shu, Xin
Zhou, Renjie
author_facet Zhao, Guangyuan
Shu, Xin
Zhou, Renjie
contents Optical computing systems provide high-speed and low-energy data processing but face deficiencies in computationally demanding training and simulation-to-reality gaps. We propose a gradient-based model-free optimization (G-MFO) method based on a Monte Carlo gradient estimation algorithm for computationally efficient in situ training of optical computing systems. This approach treats an optical computing system as a black box and back-propagates the loss directly to the optical computing weights' probability distributions, circumventing the need for a computationally heavy and biased system simulation. Our experiments on diffractive optical computing systems show that G-MFO outperforms hybrid training on the MNIST and FMNIST datasets. Furthermore, we demonstrate image-free and high-speed classification of cells from their marker-free phase maps. Our method's model-free and high-performance nature, combined with its low demand for computational resources, paves the way for accelerating the transition of optical computing from laboratory demonstrations to practical, real-world applications.
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spellingShingle High-performance real-world optical computing trained by in situ gradient-based model-free optimization
Zhao, Guangyuan
Shu, Xin
Zhou, Renjie
Optics
Computer Vision and Pattern Recognition
Emerging Technologies
Machine Learning
Optical computing systems provide high-speed and low-energy data processing but face deficiencies in computationally demanding training and simulation-to-reality gaps. We propose a gradient-based model-free optimization (G-MFO) method based on a Monte Carlo gradient estimation algorithm for computationally efficient in situ training of optical computing systems. This approach treats an optical computing system as a black box and back-propagates the loss directly to the optical computing weights' probability distributions, circumventing the need for a computationally heavy and biased system simulation. Our experiments on diffractive optical computing systems show that G-MFO outperforms hybrid training on the MNIST and FMNIST datasets. Furthermore, we demonstrate image-free and high-speed classification of cells from their marker-free phase maps. Our method's model-free and high-performance nature, combined with its low demand for computational resources, paves the way for accelerating the transition of optical computing from laboratory demonstrations to practical, real-world applications.
title High-performance real-world optical computing trained by in situ gradient-based model-free optimization
topic Optics
Computer Vision and Pattern Recognition
Emerging Technologies
Machine Learning
url https://arxiv.org/abs/2307.11957