MetaNet: a new paradigm for data sharing in photonics research
Abstract
Optimization methods are playing an increasingly important role in all facets of photonics engineering, from integrated photonics to free space diffractive optics. However, efforts in the photonics community to develop optimization algorithms remain uncoordinated, which has hindered proper benchmarking of design approaches and access to device designs based on optimization. We introduce MetaNet, an online database of photonic devices and design codes intended to promote coordination and collaboration within the photonics community. Using metagratings as a model system, we have uploaded over one hundred thousand device layouts to the database, as well as source code for implementations of local and global topology optimization methods. Further analyses of these large datasets allow the distribution of optimized devices to be visualized for a given optimization method. We expect that the coordinated research efforts enabled by MetaNet will expedite algorithm development for photonics design.
Document Details
- Document Type
- Pub Defense Publication
- Publication Date
- Apr 22, 2020
- Source ID
- 10.1364/oe.388378
Entities
People
- David Sell
- Evan W. Wang
- Jean Paul Hugonin
- Jiaqi Jiang
- Jonathan A. Fan
- Philippe Lalanne
- Robert Lupoiu
Organizations
- David and Lucile Packard Foundation
- Office of Naval Research
- United States Air Force