Title :
Strong light confinement in novel compact pseudo-random structures designed via evolutionary algorithms
Author :
Robinson, Jacob T. ; Lipson, Michal ; Lipson, Hod
Author_Institution :
Dept. of Electr. & Comput. Eng., Cornell Univ., Ithaca, NY, USA
Abstract :
High optical confinement of 1.55 μn light is shown in a 5 μm sized high-index-contrast pseudo-random distribution of dielectric rods. This structure, designed using Evolutionary Algorithms, utilizes Anderson Localization to achieve confinement.
Keywords :
dielectric materials; evolutionary computation; optical materials; random sequences; 1.55 micron; 5 micron; Anderson localization; dielectric rods; evolutionary algorithm; high optical confinement; novel compact pseudo-random structure; pseudo-random distribution; Algorithm design and analysis; Dielectrics; Evolutionary computation; Finite difference methods; Optical propagation; Optical resonators; Optical scattering; Random media; Resonance light scattering; Time domain analysis;
Conference_Titel :
Quantum Electronics and Laser Science Conference, 2005. QELS '05
Print_ISBN :
1-55752-796-2
DOI :
10.1109/QELS.2005.1548998
