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A tandem deep neural network approach is presented for the inverse design of reactively loaded metasurfaces with prescribed far-field radiation characteristics. The proposed approach integrates a deep neural network (DNN) with a…

Applied Physics · Physics 2026-03-17 Malik Almunif , John Le , Anthony Grbic

Reducing electromagnetic scattering from an object has always been a task, inspiring efforts across disciplines such as materials science and electromagnetic theory. The pursuit of electromagnetic cloaking significantly advanced the field…

We propose an inverse design framework for metasurfaces that achieves highly uniform two-dimensional intensity profiles across an on-demand shape. The optimization objective is formulated to enhance overall projection efficiency via the…

Optics · Physics 2025-09-22 Yushi Zhou , Yun-Sheng Chen , Yang Zhao

We propose a novel numerical approach for the optimal design of wide-area heterogeneous electromagnetic metasurfaces beyond the conventionally used unit-cell approximation. The proposed method exploits the combination of Rigorous Coupled…

Applied Physics · Physics 2017-09-19 Krupali D. Donda , Ravi S. Hegde

Over the past decade, artificially engineered optical materials and nanostructured thin films have revolutionized the area of photonics by employing novel concepts of metamaterials and metasurfaces where spatially varying structures yield…

Understanding how nano- or micro-scale structures and material properties can be optimally configured to attain specific functionalities remains a fundamental challenge. Photonic metasurfaces, for instance, can be spectrally tuned through…

Programmable metasurfaces promise a great potential to construct low-cost phased array systems due to the capability of elaborate modulation over electromagnetic (EM) waves. However, they are in either reflective or transmissive mode, and…

Signal Processing · Electrical Eng. & Systems 2024-12-09 Xudong Bai , Longpan Wang , Yuhua Chen , Xilong Lu , Fuli Zhang , Jingfeng Chen , Wen Chen , He-Xiu Xu

Metasurfaces are reshaping traditional optical paradigms and are increasingly required in complex applications that demand substantial computational resources to numerically solve Maxwell's equations-particularly for large-scale systems,…

Machine learning-based compact models provide a rapid and efficient approach for estimating device behavior across multiple input parameter variations. In this study, we introduce two reverse-design algorithms that utilize these compact…

Emerging Technologies · Computer Science 2025-08-29 Diego Ferrer , Jack Hutchins , Revanth Koduru , Sumeet Kumar Gupta , Admedullah Aziz

Optical metasurfaces (subwavelength-patterned surfaces typically described by variable effective surface impedances) are typically modeled by an approximation akin to ray optics: the reflection or transmission of an incident wave at each…

Structured optical waveforms are emerging as powerful control fields for the next generation of complex photonic and electromagnetic systems, where the temporal structure of light can determine the ultimate performance of scientific…

Designing complex physical systems, including photonic structures, is typically a tedious trial-and-error process that requires extensive simulations with iterative sweeps in multi-dimensional parameter space. To circumvent this…

Optics · Physics 2019-02-08 Zhaocheng Liu , Lakshmi Raju , Dayu Zhu , Wenshan Cai

The nonlinear optical response of materials to exciting light is enhanced by resonances between the incident laser frequencies and the energy levels of the excited material. Traditionally, in molecular nonlinear spectroscopy one tunes the…

Optics · Physics 2019-01-30 Yael Blechman , Euclides Almeida , Basudeb Sain , Yehiam Prior

Electromagnetic multipole expansion theory underpins nanoscale light-matter interactions, particularly within subwavelength meta-atoms, paving the way for diverse and captivating optical phenomena. While conventionally brute force…

Global optimization techniques are increasingly preferred over human-driven methods in the design of electromagnetic structures such as metasurfaces, and careful construction and parameterization of the physical structure is critical in…

Applied Physics · Physics 2023-07-18 Alex Saad-Falcon , Christopher Howard , Justin Romberg , Kenneth Allen

We explore a versatile technique for inverse designing 2D photonic crystal metasurfaces. These surfaces, known for their ability to manipulate light-matter interactions, can be precisely controlled to achieve specific functionalities. The…

Metasurfaces are ultra-thin optical elements composed of engineered sub-wavelength structures that enable precise control of light. Their inverse design - determining a geometry that yields a desired optical response - is challenging due to…

Optics · Physics 2025-06-30 Liav Hen , Erez Yosef , Dan Raviv , Raja Giryes , Jacob Scheuer

We propose a new method for integrating metasurfaces in optical design using semi-analytical modelling of dielectric nanostructures. The latter computes the output phase of an electric field incident on the metasurface, allowing their use…

Optics · Physics 2022-12-28 Alexandre Cléroux Cuillerier , Jeck Borne , Simon Thibault

Classification of features in a scene typically requires conversion of the incoming photonic field into the electronic domain. Recently, an alternative approach has emerged whereby passive structured materials can perform classification…

The conventional approach to nanophotonic metasurface design and optimization for a targeted electromagnetic response involves exploring large geometry and material spaces, which is computationally costly, time consuming and a highly…

Optics · Physics 2020-05-27 Abhishek Mall , Abhijeet Patil , Amit Sethi , Anshuman Kumar