Inverse design in photonics by topology optimization: tutorial

RE Christiansen, O Sigmund - JOSA B, 2021 - opg.optica.org
Topology optimization (TopOpt) methods for inverse design of nano-photonic systems have
recently become extremely popular and are presented in various forms and under various …

Physical limits in electromagnetism

P Chao, B Strekha, R Kuate Defo, S Molesky… - Nature Reviews …, 2022 - nature.com
Photonic devices play an increasingly important role in advancing physics and engineering.
Although improvements in nanofabrication and computational methods have driven …

Mimicking biological synapses with a-HfSiOx-based memristor: implications for artificial intelligence and memory applications

M Ismail, M Rasheed, C Mahata, M Kang, S Kim - Nano Convergence, 2023 - Springer
Memristors, owing to their uncomplicated structure and resemblance to biological synapses,
are predicted to see increased usage in the domain of artificial intelligence. Additionally, to …

Nanometer-scale photon confinement in topology-optimized dielectric cavities

M Albrechtsen, B Vosoughi Lahijani… - Nature …, 2022 - nature.com
Nanotechnology enables in principle a precise map** from design to device but relied so
far on human intuition and simple optimizations. In nanophotonics, a central question is how …

Photonic topology optimization with semiconductor-foundry design-rule constraints

AM Hammond, A Oskooi, SG Johnson, SE Ralph - Optics Express, 2021 - opg.optica.org
We present a unified density-based topology-optimization framework that yields integrated
photonic designs optimized for manufacturing constraints including all those of commercial …

Topology optimization of photonic and phononic crystals and metamaterials: a review

W Li, F Meng, Y Chen, Y Li… - Advanced Theory and …, 2019 - Wiley Online Library
This paper presents a comprehensive review of the literature and trends on the design of
periodic microstructural composite materials including photonic crystals (PtCs), phononic …

High-performance hybrid time/frequency-domain topology optimization for large-scale photonics inverse design

AM Hammond, A Oskooi, M Chen, Z Lin… - Optics …, 2022 - opg.optica.org
We present a photonics topology optimization (TO) package capable of addressing a wide
range of practical photonics design problems, incorporating robustness and manufacturing …

Dark state concentration dependent emission and dynamics of cdse nanoplatelet exciton-polaritons

WJ Chang, H Zeng, CK Terry Weatherly, J Provazza… - ACS …, 2024 - ACS Publications
The recent surge of interest in polaritons has prompted fundamental questions about the
role of dark states in strong light-matter coupling phenomena. Here, we systematically vary …

Ultra-coherent nanomechanical resonators based on inverse design

D Høj, F Wang, W Gao, UB Hoff, O Sigmund… - Nature …, 2021 - nature.com
Engineered micro-and nanomechanical resonators with ultra-low dissipation constitute a
promising platform for various quantum technologies and foundational research …

Forward-mode differentiation of Maxwell's equations

TW Hughes, IAD Williamson, M Minkov, S Fan - ACS Photonics, 2019 - ACS Publications
We discuss the application of the forward-mode differentiation method to Maxwell's
equations, which is useful for the sensitivity analysis of photonic devices. This approach …