Enhanced light-matter interactions in dielectric nanostructures via machine-learning approach

Lei Xu, Mohsen Rahmani*, Yixuan Ma, Daria A. Smirnova, Khosro Zangeneh Kamali, Fu Deng, Yan Kei Chiang, Lujun Huang, Haoyang Zhang, Stephen Gould, Dragomir N. Neshev, Andrey E. Miroshnichenko*

*Corresponding author for this work

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    Abstract

    A key concept underlying the specific functionalities of metasurfaces is the use of constituent components to shape the wavefront of the light on demand. Metasurfaces are versatile, novel platforms for manipulating the scattering, color, phase, or intensity of light. Currently, one of the typical approaches for designing a metasurface is to optimize one or two variables among a vast number of fixed parameters, such as various materials� properties and coupling effects, as well as the geometrical parameters. Ideally, this would require multidimensional space optimization through direct numerical simulations. Recently, an alternative, popular approach allows for reducing the computational cost significantly based on a deep-learning-assisted method. We utilize a deep-learning approach for obtaining high-quality factor (high-Q) resonances with desired characteristics, such as linewidth, amplitude, and spectral position. We exploit such high-Q resonances for enhanced light�matter interaction in nonlinear optical metasurfaces and optomechanical vibrations, simultaneously. We demonstrate that optimized metasurfaces achieve up to 400-fold enhancement of the third-harmonic generation; at the same time, they also contribute to 100-fold enhancement of the amplitude of optomechanical vibrations. This approach can be further used to realize structures with unconventional scattering responses.
    Original languageEnglish
    Article number026003
    JournalAdvanced Photonics
    Volume2
    Issue number2
    DOIs
    Publication statusPublished - 1 Mar 2020

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