The aim of this paper is to demonstrate 1D switch designs obtained by topology optimization which show better performance than the designs considered in the literature. Such devices are non‐linear and their performance depends on the efficiency of light‐matter interaction. Simple optical switches can be designed using physical considerations and intuition. Alternatively the proposed topology optimization scheme provides a systematic methodology for obtaining and optimizing the layout of the devices. It is shown that the algorithm can efficiently handle more than two materials and that the obtained switches possess excellent performance.
Topology optimization of ultra‐fast nano‐photonic switches
THE FOURTH INTERNATIONAL WORKSHOP ON THEORETICAL AND COMPUTATIONAL NANOPHOTONICS: TaCoNa‐Photonics 2011 ; 2011 ; Bad Honnef, (Germany)
AIP Conference Proceedings ; 1398 , 1 ; 129-131
2011-10-03
3 pages
Conference paper
Electronic Resource
English
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