Right Device, Right Place: Variation-Aware Placement and Design Optimization for Robust Photonic Lattice-Filter Demultiplexers

Zahra Ghanaatian; Edwin K. P. Chong; Mahdi Nikdast

Right Device, Right Place: Variation-Aware Placement and Design Optimization for Robust Photonic Lattice-Filter Demultiplexers

Optics 2026-07-16 v1 Emerging Technologies

Authors: Zahra Ghanaatian , Edwin K. P. Chong , Mahdi Nikdast

Abstract

We propose a Bayesian co-optimization framework for robust integrated photonic lattice-filter demultiplexers, jointly optimizing device placement and design parameters under fabrication and thermal variations. Results show 75% better spectral matching and 45% lower calibration power.

Keywords

Bayesian optimization photonic lattice filter demultiplexer variation-aware design placement optimization robust design

Cite

@article{arxiv.2607.14526,
  title  = {Right Device, Right Place: Variation-Aware Placement and Design Optimization for Robust Photonic Lattice-Filter Demultiplexers},
  author = {Zahra Ghanaatian and Edwin K. P. Chong and Mahdi Nikdast},
  journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:2607.14526},
  year   = {2026}
}

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