Inverse design of waveguide grating mode converters using artificial neural networks

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Main Authors: Hejazi, Ali Mohajer, Ginis, Vincent
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Published: 2026
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author Hejazi, Ali Mohajer
Ginis, Vincent
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Ginis, Vincent
contents Machine learning techniques, notably various deep neural network methods, are instrumental in processing extensive and intricate data sets in engineering and scientific fields. This paper shows how deep neural networks can inversely design cascaded-mode converting systems, particularly the waveguide gratings that implement selective mode conversion upon reflection. Neural networks can map the grating's physical features to scattering parameters of the modes reflected from the grating. The trained networks can then be utilized to inversely design the gratings based on the desired values of the scattering parameters. The process of the inverse design involves using the technique of gradient descent of a defined loss function. Minimizing this loss function leads to calculating more accurate features fulfilling the desired scattering parameters.
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spellingShingle Inverse design of waveguide grating mode converters using artificial neural networks
Hejazi, Ali Mohajer
Ginis, Vincent
Optics
Machine learning techniques, notably various deep neural network methods, are instrumental in processing extensive and intricate data sets in engineering and scientific fields. This paper shows how deep neural networks can inversely design cascaded-mode converting systems, particularly the waveguide gratings that implement selective mode conversion upon reflection. Neural networks can map the grating's physical features to scattering parameters of the modes reflected from the grating. The trained networks can then be utilized to inversely design the gratings based on the desired values of the scattering parameters. The process of the inverse design involves using the technique of gradient descent of a defined loss function. Minimizing this loss function leads to calculating more accurate features fulfilling the desired scattering parameters.
title Inverse design of waveguide grating mode converters using artificial neural networks
topic Optics
url https://arxiv.org/abs/2604.06328