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| author | He, Hao Tu, Zengji Wang, Yuanlei Zhao, Hongyan Feng, Chuangxin Zhou, Yongzhuo Chen, Yujun Yang, Ruoao Zhang, Lei Wu, Jianjun Yang, Qi-Fan Chang, Lin |
| author_facet | He, Hao Tu, Zengji Wang, Yuanlei Zhao, Hongyan Feng, Chuangxin Zhou, Yongzhuo Chen, Yujun Yang, Ruoao Zhang, Lei Wu, Jianjun Yang, Qi-Fan Chang, Lin |
| contents | Spectrum manipulation is central to photonic systems, where advanced computing and sensing applications often demand highly complex spectral responses to achieve high throughput. Conventional methods for enhancing spectral complexity typically rely on cascading discrete photonic components, resulting in a complexity that scales only linearly with the number of components. Here, we introduce hyper-spectral photonic integrated circuits (HS-PICs), in which spectral complexity scales exponentially with the number of components. This is achieved through recursive inverse design - a system-level inverse design strategy that exploits intricate inter-component interactions as design freedoms, thereby substantially expanding the design space for spectral engineering. Using this approach, we demonstrate that even a single waveguide structure can resolve spectra with sub-picometer resolution, surpassing the performance of current state-of-the-art spectrometers. This performance bridges optical and microwave frequencies in spectral analysis, enabling simultaneous monitoring of optical and radio signals within a single device. Our work establishes a transformative framework for next-generation computing and sensing technologies. |
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| publishDate | 2025 |
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| spellingShingle | Recursive Inverse Design Enables Hyper-spectral Photonic Integrated Circuits He, Hao Tu, Zengji Wang, Yuanlei Zhao, Hongyan Feng, Chuangxin Zhou, Yongzhuo Chen, Yujun Yang, Ruoao Zhang, Lei Wu, Jianjun Yang, Qi-Fan Chang, Lin Optics Spectrum manipulation is central to photonic systems, where advanced computing and sensing applications often demand highly complex spectral responses to achieve high throughput. Conventional methods for enhancing spectral complexity typically rely on cascading discrete photonic components, resulting in a complexity that scales only linearly with the number of components. Here, we introduce hyper-spectral photonic integrated circuits (HS-PICs), in which spectral complexity scales exponentially with the number of components. This is achieved through recursive inverse design - a system-level inverse design strategy that exploits intricate inter-component interactions as design freedoms, thereby substantially expanding the design space for spectral engineering. Using this approach, we demonstrate that even a single waveguide structure can resolve spectra with sub-picometer resolution, surpassing the performance of current state-of-the-art spectrometers. This performance bridges optical and microwave frequencies in spectral analysis, enabling simultaneous monitoring of optical and radio signals within a single device. Our work establishes a transformative framework for next-generation computing and sensing technologies. |
| title | Recursive Inverse Design Enables Hyper-spectral Photonic Integrated Circuits |
| topic | Optics |
| url | https://arxiv.org/abs/2510.12104 |