Title :
Using evolutionary algorithms for designing photonic crystals
Author :
Preble, Stefan ; Lipson, Hod ; Lipson, Michal
Author_Institution :
Sch. of Electr. & Comput. Eng., Cornell Univ., Ithaca, NY, USA
Abstract :
We used evolutionary algorithms to systematically search for photonic crystals with large bandgaps. Starting from randomly generated photonic crystals with no bandgaps, the algorithm yielded photonic crystals 12.5% better than the best published human design.
Keywords :
evolutionary computation; optical design techniques; optical materials; photonic crystals; bandgaps; evolutionary algorithms; photonic crystals; Algorithm design and analysis; Evolutionary computation; Frequency; Humans; Integrated optics; Lattices; Optical computing; Personal communication networks; Photonic band gap; Photonic crystals;
Conference_Titel :
Lasers and Electro-Optics, 2005. (CLEO). Conference on
Print_ISBN :
1-55752-795-4
DOI :
10.1109/CLEO.2005.202167
