Gespeichert in:
Bibliographische Detailangaben
Hauptverfasser: Soun, Dalin, Azéma, Antoine, Roach, Lucien, Drisko, Glenna L., Wiecha, Peter R.
Format: Preprint
Veröffentlicht: 2025
Schlagworte:
Online-Zugang:https://arxiv.org/abs/2502.13338
Tags: Tag hinzufügen
Keine Tags, Fügen Sie den ersten Tag hinzu!
_version_ 1866913888889470976
author Soun, Dalin
Azéma, Antoine
Roach, Lucien
Drisko, Glenna L.
Wiecha, Peter R.
author_facet Soun, Dalin
Azéma, Antoine
Roach, Lucien
Drisko, Glenna L.
Wiecha, Peter R.
contents 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.
format Preprint
id arxiv_https___arxiv_org_abs_2502_13338
institution arXiv
publishDate 2025
record_format arxiv
spellingShingle Gradient-Based Optimization of Core-Shell Particles with Discrete Materials for Directional Scattering
Soun, Dalin
Azéma, Antoine
Roach, Lucien
Drisko, Glenna L.
Wiecha, Peter R.
Optics
Computational Physics
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.
title Gradient-Based Optimization of Core-Shell Particles with Discrete Materials for Directional Scattering
topic Optics
Computational Physics
url https://arxiv.org/abs/2502.13338