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We present a conditional diffusion model for electromagnetic inverse design that generates structured media geometries directly from target differential scattering cross-section profiles, bypassing expensive iterative optimization. Our 1D…

Machine Learning · Computer Science 2025-11-10 Mikhail Tsukerman , Konstantin Grotov , Pavel Ginzburg

Some years after the appearance of the so-called non-diffracting beams, there was the development of methods capable of structuring them spatially, being the so called Frozen Waves method the first and, perhaps, the most efficient one. That…

Optics · Physics 2021-01-06 Michel Zamboni-Rached

While controlling particle diffusion in a confined geometry is a popular approach taken by both natural and artificial systems, it has not been widely adopted for controlling light transport in random media, where wave interference effects…

Optics · Physics 2016-01-06 Raktim Sarma , Alexey Yamilov , Seng Fatt Liew , Mikhael Guy , Hui Cao

We present the design of rectangular waveguide-excited metasurfaces for near-field shaping using a coupled dipole framework. Waveguide-fed metasurfaces are array-like radiating systems typically constructed from one or more waveguides…

Optics · Physics 2025-11-21 Insang Yoo , Dong Hwan Min , Thomas Fromenteze , Okan Yurduseven

Photonic crystal waveguides (PCWs) play a critical role in precisely controlling light propagation, enabling high-performance functions in applications such as optical communication and integrated photonics. The design of PCWs traditionally…

Optics · Physics 2024-10-10 Lucian Feng

The past decade has witnessed the development of a large variety of new flat optics referred to as metasurfaces [1]. These metasurfaces are relying on arrays of a large variety of phase shifting elements. This article aims at presenting a…

Optics · Physics 2020-08-11 Guillaume Basset

The need for optically multi-functional micro- and nano-structures is growing in various fields. Designing such structures is impeded by the lack of computationally low-cost algorithms. In this study, we present a hybrid design scheme,…

Optics · Physics 2022-01-19 Alim Yolalmaz , Emre Yüce

Filtering modules are essential devices of modern microwave systems given their capability to improve the signal-to-noise ratio of the received signal or to eliminate the unwanted interferences. For discriminating between different…

We show that in order to guide waves, it is sufficient to periodically truncate their edges. The modes supported by this type of wave guide propagate freely between the slits, and the propagation pattern repeats itself. We experimentally…

The light propagating in a waveguide array or photonic lattice has become an ideal platform to control light and to mimic quantum behaviors in a classical system. We here investigate the propagation of light in a coupled waveguide array…

Quantum Physics · Physics 2018-02-06 Chao Ma , Yuan-Sheng Wang , Jun-Hong An

Diffraction of a surface wave on a rectangular wedge with impedance faces is studied using the Sommerfeld-Malyuzhinets technique. An analog of Landau's bypass rule in the theory of plasma waves is introduced for selection of a correct…

Optics · Physics 2014-03-25 Igor A. Kotelnikov , Vasily V. Gerasimov , Boris A. Knyazev

Mode-division-multiplexing (MDM) is attractive as a means to increase the link capacity of a single wavelength for optical interconnects via the use of multiple mode-channels in multimode bus waveguide.In order to route the data in MDM…

Applied Physics · Physics 2018-11-19 Hao Wu , Chenlei Li , Lijia Song , Hon-Ki Tsang , John E Bowers , Daoxin Dai

Diffractive surfaces shape optical wavefronts for applications in spectroscopy, high-speed communication, and imaging. The performance of these structures is primarily determined by how precisely they can be patterned. Fabrication…

Diffractive neural networks hold great promise for applications requiring intensive computational processing. Considerable attention has focused on diffractive networks for either spatially coherent or spatially incoherent illumination.…

Optics · Physics 2025-03-25 Matan Kleiner , Lior Michaeli , Tomer Michaeli

We show that a very simple structure consisting of a single subwavelength dielectric ridge on the surface of a slab waveguide enables spatial differentiation and integration of the profile of optical beams propagating in the waveguide. The…

Waveguide characterization of dielectric materials is a convenient and broadband approach for measuring dielectric constant. In conventional microwave measurements, material samples are usually mechanically shaped to fit the waveguide…

Applied Physics · Physics 2022-04-20 Xuchen Wang , Sergei A. Tretyakov

Dispersion features of a graphene-coated semiconductor nanowire operating in the terahertz frequency band are consistently studied in the framework of a special theory of complex waves. Detailed classification of the waveguide modes was…

Optics · Physics 2018-06-25 Pengchao Yu , Volodymyr I. Fesenko , Vladimir R. Tuz

While practical realizations of optical invisibility have been achieved so far by various ingenious methods, they generally rely on complex materials which prevent the wide implementation of such schemes. Here, we propose an alternative…

Optics · Physics 2018-12-17 Zeki Hayran , Ramon Herrero , Muriel Botey , Hamza Kurt , Kestutis Staliunas

Recent advances in meta-optics have enabled diverse functionalities in compact optical devices; however, conventional forward design approaches become inadequate as device complexity and scale grow. Inverse design offers a powerful…

This study reports the successful fabrication of high-positive refractive index change waveguides, exceeding 0.02 in fluoride glasses, marking a significant advancement in integrated optical components for visible to mid-infrared…