arXiv:2604.10861quant-phcond-mat.dis-nn2026-04

用单电子/单光子实现随机神经网络,低试次下仍达97%识别准确率。

Training single-electron and single-photon stochastic physical neural networks

论文配图:Training single-electron and single-photon stochastic physical neural networks
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  • 基于量子点隧穿与可控分束器实现单电子/单光子随机神经元。
  • 仅需少量试验次数,测试准确率超97%,抗噪性强。
  • 适合低功耗、高鲁棒性硬件神经网络研究者参考。

深度学习的计算需求推动了替代计算方法的研究。物理神经网络(PNNs)通过物理过程直接完成学习与推理。当神经元由随机激活开关的动力学实现时,即为随机PNN。本文提出新型电子与光子随机神经元:电子方案利用量子点的单电子隧穿,光子方案则通过单光子源驱动两个耦合模式之一。电子情形下以量子点电荷态为基,光子情形下以未驱动模式占据数为基。采用随机神经元模型及先前提出的相干驱动单光子探测器随机神经元进行训练。针对手写数字分类任务,使用单隐层随机PNN,考察了每层试验次数对前向传播随机性的影响,并在反向传播中比较真实概率与经验输出对梯度估计的作用。结果表明,若反向传播使用经验输出,即使每层试验数极少,网络仍可达到超过97%的测试准确率。尽管模型结构简单,仍能在高噪声和模型不确定性下保持高精度。这些结果展示了随机PNN在深度学习中的潜力。

原文摘要 · Abstract (English)

The computational demands of deep learning motivate the investigation of alternative approaches to computation. One alternative is physical neural networks~(PNNs), in which learning and inference are performed directly via physical processes. Stochastic PNNs arise when the underlying neurons are realized by the dynamics of a stochastic activation switch. Here we propose novel electronic and photonic stochastic neurons. The electronic realization is implemented by single-electron tunneling through a quantum dot. The photonic realization is implemented via a single-photon source driving one of two modes coupled via a controllable beam-splitter-like interaction. In the electronic case, the charge state of the quantum dot forms the basis for the stochastic neuron, whereas in the photonic case the occupation of the undriven mode serves as the basis for the stochastic neuron. Training of stochastic PNNs is performed with models of stochastic neurons, as well as with coherently-driven, single-photon detector stochastic neurons previously introduced. Several training strategies for MNIST handwritten digit classification have been investigated using single-hidden-layer stochastic PNNs, including varying the number of trials in each layer to control forward pass stochasticity and employing either true probability or empirical outputs in the backward pass to evaluate their influence on gradient estimation. We show that when empirical outputs are used in the backward pass, the network achieves more than 97\% test accuracy with few trials per layer. Despite the simplicity of the model architecture, high test accuracy is maintained in the presence of a high degree of noise and model uncertainty. The results demonstrate the potential of embracing stochastic PNNs for deep learning.

物理神经网络单光子随机计算低功耗

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