X Development LLC

Cyril Bortolato

Techniques for creating a design for a physical device are disclosed. A computing system receives a design specification. The design specification includes a design region, one or more ports, and a port location perimeter. The computing system determines an initial proposed design based on the design specification that includes the design region and a location for each port of the one or more ports within the port location perimeter. The computing system optimizes the design region of the initial proposed design to create an improved design region, and optimizes at least one location of a port of the one or more ports within the port location perimeter to create an improved proposed design.

Optimizing port locations for an inverse-designed device

In some embodiments, a method for designing a photonic device is provided. A design optimization system receives an initial design for the photonic device. The initial design includes one or more inputs, one or more outputs, a number of subcomponent regions, and a number of waveguides for connecting the subcomponent regions. The design optimization system simulates each subcomponent region to determine simulated s-parameters of each subcomponent region. The design optimization system determines overall s-parameters for a simulated photonic device based on the simulated s-parameters of each subcomponent region and s-parameters of the waveguides. The design optimization system determines an overall gradient associated with the overall s-parameters. The design optimization system optimizes one or more subcomponent regions based on the overall gradient to create an updated design for the photonic device.

Designing photonic integrated circuits based on arrays of inverse-designed components

A photonic device is provided. The photonic device may include an input region and a dispersive region optically coupled with the input region. The dispersive region may include a first material and a second material anisotropically distributed to form a plurality of interfaces that each correspond to a change in a refractive index of the dispersive region. The plurality of interfaces may collectively structure the dispersive region to generate an output optical signal from an input optical signal. The photonic device may also include an output region, optically coupled with the dispersive region. The plurality of interfaces may form a material interface pattern in the dispersive region that is characterized by a defect distribution to introduce one or more spectral artifacts into the output optical signal that collectively define a unique spectral signature of the photonic device.

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Cyril Bortolato