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We study nonconvex optimization for phase retrieval and the more general problem of semidefinite low-rank matrix sensing; in particular, we focus on the global nonconvex landscape of overparametrized versions of the nonsmooth amplitude…

Optimization and Control · Mathematics 2025-11-25 Andrew D. McRae

We propose a flexible convex relaxation for the phase retrieval problem that operates in the natural domain of the signal. Therefore, we avoid the prohibitive computational cost associated with "lifting" and semidefinite programming (SDP)…

Information Theory · Computer Science 2017-03-17 Sohail Bahmani , Justin Romberg

We study the optimal approximation of the solution of an operator equation by certain n-term approximations with respect to specific classes of frames. We study worst case errors and the optimal order of convergence and define suitable…

Numerical Analysis · Mathematics 2007-05-23 Stephan Dahlke , Erich Novak , Winfried Sickel

We consider a phase retrieval problem, where the goal is to reconstruct a $n$-dimensional complex vector from its phaseless scalar products with $m$ sensing vectors, independently sampled from complex normal distributions. We show that,…

Statistics Theory · Mathematics 2018-12-05 Teng Zhang

One of the most powerful approaches to imaging at the nanometer or subnanometer length scale is coherent diffraction imaging using X-ray sources. For amorphous (non-crystalline) samples, the raw data can be interpreted as the modulus of the…

Numerical Analysis · Mathematics 2020-04-02 Alexander Barnett , Charles L. Epstein , Leslie Greengard , Jeremy Magland

The problem of recovering a vector from the absolute values of its inner products against a family of measurement vectors has been well studied in mathematics and engineering. A generalization of this phase retrieval problem also exists in…

Functional Analysis · Mathematics 2013-07-19 Jameson Cahill , Peter G. Casazza , Jesse Peterson , Lindsey Woodland

Phase retrieval in real or complex Hilbert spaces is the task of recovering a vector, up to an overall unimodular multiplicative constant, from magnitudes of linear measurements. In this paper, we assume that the vector is normalized, but…

Probability · Mathematics 2019-11-19 Dylan Domel-White , Bernhard G. Bodmann

Following the presentation and proof of the hypothesis that image features are particularly perceived at points where the Fourier components are maximally in phase, the concept of phase congruency (PC) is introduced. Subsequently, a…

Optimization and Control · Mathematics 2017-05-08 Seyed Mohammad Mahdi Alavi , Yunyan Zhang

The phase retrieval problem is concerned with recovering an unknown signal $\bf{x} \in \mathbb{R}^n$ from a set of magnitude-only measurements $y_j=|\langle \bf{a}_j,\bf{x} \rangle|, \; j=1,\ldots,m$. A natural least squares formulation can…

Information Theory · Computer Science 2023-06-28 Jian-Feng Cai , Meng Huang , Dong Li , Yang Wang

We study a nonconvex optimization algorithmic approach to phase retrieval and the more general problem of semidefinite low-rank matrix sensing. Specifically, we analyze the nonconvex landscape of a quartic Burer-Monteiro factored…

Optimization and Control · Mathematics 2026-04-20 Andrew D. McRae

The problem of determining the configuration of points from partial distance information, known as the Euclidean Distance Geometry (EDG) problem, is fundamental to many tasks in the applied sciences. In this paper, we propose two algorithms…

Optimization and Control · Mathematics 2024-10-10 Chandler Smith , HanQin Cai , Abiy Tasissa

The problem of recovering the configuration of points from their partial pairwise distances, referred to as the Euclidean Distance Matrix Completion (EDMC) problem, arises in a broad range of applications, including sensor network…

Optimization and Control · Mathematics 2026-05-07 Chandler Smith , HanQin Cai , Abiy Tasissa

Suppose we wish to recover a signal x in C^n from m intensity measurements of the form |<x,z_i>|^2, i = 1, 2,..., m; that is, from data in which phase information is missing. We prove that if the vectors z_i are sampled independently and…

Information Theory · Computer Science 2011-09-22 Emmanuel J. Candes , Thomas Strohmer , Vladislav Voroninski

Phase retrieval is known to always be unstable when using a frame or continuous frame for an infinite dimensional Hilbert space. We consider a generalization of phase retrieval to the setting of subspaces of $L_2$ which coincides with using…

Functional Analysis · Mathematics 2022-03-08 Robert Calderbank , Ingrid Daubechies , Daniel Freeman , Nikki Freeman

Recent advances in convex optimization have led to new strides in the phase retrieval problem over finite-dimensional vector spaces. However, certain fundamental questions remain: What sorts of measurement vectors uniquely determine every…

Functional Analysis · Mathematics 2013-10-16 Afonso S. Bandeira , Jameson Cahill , Dustin G. Mixon , Aaron A. Nelson

The phase retrieval problem is a fundamental problem in many fields, which is appealing for investigation. It is to recover the signal vector $\tilde{x}\in\mathbb{C}^d$ from a set of $N$ measurements $b_n=|f^*_n\tilde{x}|^2,\ n=1,\cdots,…

Optimization and Control · Mathematics 2017-08-30 Jian-Feng Cai , Haixia Liu , Yang Wang

In this paper, we will introduce the notion of {\it conjugate phase retrieval}, which is a relaxed definition of phase retrieval allowing recovery of signals up to conjugacy as well as a global phase factor. It is known that frames of real…

Functional Analysis · Mathematics 2019-05-21 Luke Evans , Chun-Kit Lai

This paper investigates the properties of continuous frames, with a particular focus on phase retrieval and norm retrieval in the context of Hilbert spaces. We introduce the concept of continuous near-Riesz bases and prove their invariance…

Functional Analysis · Mathematics 2025-01-16 Ramin Farshchian , Rajab Ali Kamyabi-Gol , Fahimeh Arabyani-Neyshaburi , Fatemeh Esmaeelzadeh

Recovering a signal up to a unimodular constant from the magnitudes of linear measurements has been popular and well studied in recent years. However, numerous unsolved problems regarding phase retrieval still exist. Given a phase retrieval…

Functional Analysis · Mathematics 2023-01-13 Fahimeh Arabyani-Neyshaburi , Ali Akbar Arefijamaal , Rajab Ali Kamyabi-Gol

Phase retrieval seeks to recover a signal x from the amplitude |Ax| of linear measurements. We cast the phase retrieval problem as a non-convex quadratic program over a complex phase vector and formulate a tractable relaxation (called…

Optimization and Control · Mathematics 2013-07-23 Irène Waldspurger , Alexandre d'Aspremont , Stéphane Mallat