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Large-scale photonic inverse design: computational challenges and breakthroughs.

Chanik Kang¹, Chaejin Park², Myunghoo Lee¹

¹Hanyang University, Seoul, South Korea.

Nanophotonics (Berlin, Germany)

|December 5, 2024

Summary

Large-scale photonic design faces computational challenges due to demanding Maxwell solutions. This review explores solvers and optimization techniques, highlighting neural networks for efficient inverse design of photonic structures.

Keywords:

computational challenges inverse design large-scale

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Area of Science:

Photonics and Computational Electromagnetics
Nanophotonics and Metamaterial Design

Background:

Inverse design has revolutionized photonic structure optimization, enabling manipulation of all geometrical degrees of freedom.
Current inverse design methods rely on full-wave Maxwell solutions for gradient computation, leading to prohibitive computational costs on classical platforms.

Purpose of the Study:

To analyze computational challenges in large-scale photonic structure design.
To evaluate electromagnetic solvers and optimization techniques for large-scale photonic applications.
To explore the integration of neural networks with inverse design for overcoming computational barriers.

Main Methods:

Comprehensive review of conventional and neural network-based electromagnetic solvers.
Analysis of various optimization techniques, assessing their suitability for large-scale photonic designs.
Examination of cutting-edge research combining neural networks with inverse design methodologies.

Main Results:

Identified significant computational demands associated with large-scale photonic inverse design.
Evaluated the strengths and limitations of different electromagnetic solvers and optimization strategies.
Highlighted the potential of neural network-integrated approaches for enhancing design efficiency.

Conclusions:

Strategic advancements in optimization methods, solver selection, and neural network integration are crucial for large-scale photonic design.
Overcoming computational barriers is key to unlocking the full potential of inverse design in photonics.
This review provides insights for future research directions in efficient and scalable photonic design.