9 research outputs found
Faster Sampling without Isoperimetry via Diffusion-based Monte Carlo
To sample from a general target distribution beyond the
isoperimetric condition, Huang et al. (2023) proposed to perform sampling
through reverse diffusion, giving rise to Diffusion-based Monte Carlo (DMC).
Specifically, DMC follows the reverse SDE of a diffusion process that
transforms the target distribution to the standard Gaussian, utilizing a
non-parametric score estimation. However, the original DMC algorithm
encountered high gradient complexity, resulting in an exponential dependency on
the error tolerance of the obtained samples. In this paper, we
demonstrate that the high complexity of DMC originates from its redundant
design of score estimation, and proposed a more efficient algorithm, called
RS-DMC, based on a novel recursive score estimation method. In particular, we
first divide the entire diffusion process into multiple segments and then
formulate the score estimation step (at any time step) as a series of
interconnected mean estimation and sampling subproblems accordingly, which are
correlated in a recursive manner. Importantly, we show that with a proper
design of the segment decomposition, all sampling subproblems will only need to
tackle a strongly log-concave distribution, which can be very efficient to
solve using the Langevin-based samplers with a provably rapid convergence rate.
As a result, we prove that the gradient complexity of RS-DMC only has a
quasi-polynomial dependency on , which significantly improves
exponential gradient complexity in Huang et al. (2023). Furthermore, under
commonly used dissipative conditions, our algorithm is provably much faster
than the popular Langevin-based algorithms. Our algorithm design and
theoretical framework illuminate a novel direction for addressing sampling
problems, which could be of broader applicability in the community.Comment: 54 page
Highly tunable Terahertz filter with magneto-optical Bragg grating formed in semiconductor-insulator-semiconductor waveguides
A highly tunable terahertz (THz) filter with magneto-optical Bragg grating formed in semiconductor-insulator-semiconductor waveguides is proposed and demonstrated numerically by means of the Finite Element Method. The results reveal that a sharp peak with high Q-value presents in the band gap of Bragg grating waveguide with a defect, and the position of the sharp peak can be modified greatly by changing the intensity of the transverse magnetic field applied to the device. Compared to the situation without magnetic field applied, the shift of the filtered frequency (wavelength) reaches up to 36.1 GHz (11.4 μm) when 1 T magnetic field is applied. In addition, a simple model to predict the filtered frequency and an effective way to improve the Q-value of the filter are proposed by this paper