• Photonics Research
  • Vol. 9, Issue 6, B247 (2021)
Yangming Ren1、2、†, Lingxuan Zhang1、2、†, Weiqiang Wang1、2, Xinyu Wang1、2, Yufang Lei1、2, Yulong Xue1、2, Xiaochen Sun1、2、3、*, and Wenfu Zhang1、2、4、*
Author Affiliations
  • 1State Key Laboratory of Transient Optics and Photonics, Xi’an Institute of Optics and Precision Mechanics, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Xi’an 710119, China
  • 2University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100049, China
  • 3e-mail: sunxiaochen@opt.ac.cn
  • 4e-mail: wfuzhang@opt.ac.cn
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    DOI: 10.1364/PRJ.416294 Cite this Article Set citation alerts
    Yangming Ren, Lingxuan Zhang, Weiqiang Wang, Xinyu Wang, Yufang Lei, Yulong Xue, Xiaochen Sun, Wenfu Zhang. Genetic-algorithm-based deep neural networks for highly efficient photonic device design[J]. Photonics Research, 2021, 9(6): B247 Copy Citation Text show less

    Abstract

    While deep learning has demonstrated tremendous potential for photonic device design, it often demands a large amount of labeled data to train these deep neural network models. Preparing these data requires high-resolution numerical simulations or experimental measurements and cost significant, if not prohibitive, time and resources. In this work, we present a highly efficient inverse design method that combines deep neural networks with a genetic algorithm to optimize the geometry of photonic devices in the polar coordinate system. The method requires significantly less training data compared with previous inverse design methods. We implement this method to design several ultra-compact silicon photonics devices with challenging properties including power splitters with uncommon splitting ratios, a TE mode converter, and a broadband power splitter. These devices are free of the features beyond the capability of photolithography and generally in compliance with silicon photonics fabrication design rules.

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    Yangming Ren, Lingxuan Zhang, Weiqiang Wang, Xinyu Wang, Yufang Lei, Yulong Xue, Xiaochen Sun, Wenfu Zhang. Genetic-algorithm-based deep neural networks for highly efficient photonic device design[J]. Photonics Research, 2021, 9(6): B247
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