2023/08/21 by Jonathan Cuevas, Cuevas, Jonathan, Ryugo Iwami +7 · 1 citation
Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology · Computer Science · Physics and Astronomy · #Advanced Fiber Laser Technologies #Emerging Technologies (cs.ET) #FOS: Computer and information sciences #FOS: Physical sciences #Neural Networks and Reservoir Computing #Optics (physics.optics) #Receptor Mechanisms and Signaling
paper · pdf · doi:10.48550/arxiv.2308.10590
openalex publication_date 2023/08/21 · openalex created_date 2025/10/10 · openalex updated_date 2026/07/28
The Multi-Armed Bandit (MAB) problem, foundational to reinforcement learning-based decision-making, addresses the challenge of maximizing rewards amidst multiple uncertain choices. While algorithmic solutions are effective, their computational efficiency diminishes with increasing problem complexity. Photonic accelerators, leveraging temporal and spatial-temporal chaos, have emerged as promising alternatives. However, despite these advancements, current approaches either compromise computation speed or amplify system complexity. In this paper, we introduce a chaotic microresonator frequency comb (chaos comb) to tackle the MAB problem, where each comb mode is assigned to a slot machine. Through a proof-of-concept experiment, we employ 44 comb modes to address an MAB with 44 slot machines, demonstrating performance competitive with both conventional software algorithms and other photonic methods. Further, the scalability of decision making is explored with up to 512 slot machines using experimentally obtained temporal chaos in different time slots. Power-law scalability is achieved with an exponent of 0.96, outperforming conventional software-based algorithms. Moreover, we find that a numerically calculated chaos comb accurately reproduces experimental results, paving the way for discussions on strategies to increase the number of slot machines.