Design of robust and efficient photonic switches using topology optimization

Photonics and Nanostructures - Fundamentals and Applications

Volumn 10, Issue 1, 2012, Pages 153-165

  Elesin, Y ^a   Lazarov, B S ^a   Jensen, J S ^a   Sigmund, O ^a  

^a TECHNICAL UNIVERSITY OF DENMARK   (Denmark)

Author keywords

Manufacturing uncertainties; Photonic switch; Robust design; Time domain topology optimization

Indexed keywords

BAND GAP SHIFTS; CONTROL PULSE; DESIGN REALIZATION; GEOMETRIC UNCERTAINTIES; GRADIENT BASED; MANUFACTURING ERRORS; MANUFACTURING UNCERTAINTY; MAXWELL'S EQUATIONS; NONLINEAR OPTICAL DEVICES; OPTIMIZATION PROCEDURES; OVER-ETCHING; PHOTONIC SWITCH; ROBUST DESIGNS; SIGNAL AMPLITUDE; SIGNAL PARAMETERS; TIME DOMAIN;

DESIGN; ENERGY GAP; MANUFACTURE; MAXWELL EQUATIONS; OPTIMIZATION; PHOTONIC DEVICES; RANDOM VARIABLES; TOPOLOGY;

OPTICAL SWITCHES;

EID: 84856539509     PISSN: 15694410     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.photonics.2011.10.003     Document Type: Article

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