Article Dans Une Revue Optics Express Année : 2025

Gradient-based optimization of core-shell particles with discrete materials for directional scattering

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Designing nanophotonic structures traditionally grapples with the complexities of discrete parameters, such as real materials, often resorting to costly global optimization methods. This paper introduces an approach that leverages generative deep learning to map discrete parameter sets into a continuous latent space, enabling direct gradient-based optimization. For scenarios with non-differentiable physics evaluation functions, a neural network is employed as a differentiable surrogate model. The efficacy of this methodology is demonstrated by optimizing the directional scattering properties of core-shell nanoparticles composed of a selection of realistic materials. We derive suggestions for core-shell geometries with strong forward scattering and minimized backscattering. Our findings reveal significant improvements in computational efficiency and performance when compared to global optimization techniques. Beyond nanophotonics design problems, this framework holds promise for broad applications across all types of inverse problems constrained by discrete variables.

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hal-05236796 , version 1 (03-09-2025)

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Dalin Soun, Antoine Azéma, Lucien Roach, Glenna L Drisko, Peter R Wiecha. Gradient-based optimization of core-shell particles with discrete materials for directional scattering. Optics Express, 2025, 33 (12), pp.25945-25958. ⟨10.1364/OE.561657⟩. ⟨hal-05236796⟩
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