Machine learning models for photonic crystals band diagram prediction and gap optimisation

Journal
Photonics and nanostructures  
Volume
52
Start Page
101076
Article Number
101076
Citation
Photonics and Nanostructures - Fundamentals and Applications 52: 101076 (2022-12)
Publisher DOI
10.1016/j.photonics.2022.101076
Scopus ID
2-s2.0-85139350840
Peer Reviewed
true
Data-driven methods of machine learning (ML) have attracted a lot of interest in various fields of physics. Inverse design and optimisation of structured optical metamaterials such as photonic crystals, metasurfaces, and other nanostructured components seem to benefit a lot from this approach in the nearest future. Here we develop several approaches to use ML methods to predict and optimise properties of photonic crystals (e.g. size of bandgaps) effectively. We use a dataset of 2D photonic crystals produced recently in [T.Christinsen et al., Nanophotonics 9, 4183 (2020)]. For improving performance of predictive models, we apply symmetry-aware augmentations and hybrid ML-solver approaches. As a result, considerable improvement in prediction accuracy could be achieved as compared to baseline models. For generative models, we apply variational autoencoders (VAEs) combined with predictor architecture, inspired by related works in chemical design realm. By using latent space optimisation, we achieve good results in the task of increasing bandgaps of photonic structures. The approach seems to be very promising and can be extended to 3D geometries.
Subjects
Machine learning
Neural networks
Photonic bandgap materials
Photonic crystals
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