Inverse-Designed Photonics for Semiconductor Foundries
Alexander Y. Piggott,Eric Yue Ma,Eric Yue Ma,Logan Su,Geun Ho Ahn,Neil V. Sapra,Dries Vercruysse,Andrew M. Netherton,Akhilesh S. P. Khope,John E. Bowers,Jelena Vuckovic +10 more
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In this paper, the authors proposed a method to improve the density and performance of silicon photonic transceivers, which is becoming a leading technology in photonics, displacing traditional fiber-optic Transceivers and enabling new applications.Abstract:
Silicon photonics is becoming a leading technology in photonics, displacing traditional fiber optic transceivers and enabling new applications. Further improving the density and performance of sili...read more
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A universal 3D imaging sensor on a silicon photonics platform
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TL;DR: This result paves the way for the development and proliferation of low-cost, compact and high-performance 3D imaging cameras that could be used in applications from robotics and autonomous navigation to augmented reality and healthcare.
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Optical meta-waveguides for integrated photonics and beyond.
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TL;DR: In this paper, the authors review recent advances in meta-structured waveguides that synergize various functional subwavelength photonic architectures with diverse waveguide platforms, such as dielectric or plasmonic waveguide and optical fibers.
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Inverse design and demonstration of a compact on-chip narrowband three-channel wavelength demultiplexer
TL;DR: In this article, an inverse design and experimentally demonstrated a three-channel wavelength demultiplexer with 40 nm spacing (1500 nm, 1540 nm, and 1580 nm) with a footprint of 24.75 $\mu\mathrm{m}^2
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Inverse Design of Nanophotonic Devices with Structural Integrity
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High-performance hybrid time/frequency-domain topology optimization for large-scale photonics inverse design.
TL;DR: A hybrid algorithm is employed that builds on a mature time-domain (FDTD) package Meep to simultaneously solve multiple frequency-domain TO problems over a broad bandwidth.
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Inverse design and demonstration of a compact and broadband on-chip wavelength demultiplexer
Alexander Y. Piggott,Jesse Lu,Konstantinos G. Lagoudakis,Jan Petykiewicz,Thomas M. Babinec,Jelena Vuckovic +5 more
TL;DR: An on-chip integrated wavelength demultiplexer designed using an inverse computational algorithm is experimentally demonstrated in this paper, where 1,300 and 1,550 nm wavelength light is sorted in a device area of just 2.8 µm2.