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20072026
most citedRobust topology optimization of three-dimensional photonic-crystal band-gap structures

113 citations · 408 across the 25 of their papers we have counts for

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26 papers

math.NA2026

A Massively Parallel Hybridizable Discontinuous Galerkin Solver for Direct Numerical Simulation of Compressible Flows on GPUs

Andrew Welter, Thea Collin, Ngoc Cuong Nguyen +1

Direct numerical simulation (DNS) of compressible transitional and turbulent flows requires numerical methods that combine high-order accuracy, robustness, and computational effici…

physics.flu-dyn2023★ 2 cited

Discontinuous Galerkin Methods for Hypersonic Flows

Dominique S. Hoskin, R. Loek Van Heyningen, Ngoc Cuong Nguyen +3

In recent years, high-order discontinuous Galerkin (DG) methods have emerged as an attractive approach for numerical simulations of compressible flows. This paper presents an overv…

math.NA2023

Adaptive model reduction of high-order solutions of compressible flows via optimal transport

R. Loek Van Heyningen, Ngoc Cuong Nguyen, Patrick Blonigan +1

The solution of conservation laws with parametrized shock waves presents challenges for both high-order numerical methods and model reduction techniques. We introduce an r-adaptivi…

math.NA2023★ 1 cited

Optimal transport for mesh adaptivity and shock capturing of compressible flows

Ngoc Cuong Nguyen, R. Loek Van Heyningen, Jordi Vila-Perez +1

We present an optimal transport approach for mesh adaptivity and shock capturing of compressible flows. Shock capturing is based on a viscosity regularization of the governing equa…

math.NA2023

Hybridizable discontinuous Galerkin methods for the Monge-Ampere equation

Ngoc Cuong Nguyen, Jaime Peraire

We introduce two hybridizable discontinuous Galerkin (HDG) methods for numerically solving the Monge-Ampere equation. The first HDG method is devised to solve the nonlinear ellipti…

physics.space-ph2023

A high-order discontinuous Galerkin approach for physics-based thermospheric modeling

Jordi Vila-Pérez, Ngoc Cuong Nguyen, Jaume Peraire

The accurate prediction of aerodynamic drag on satellites orbiting in the upper atmosphere is critical to the operational success of modern space technologies, such as satellite-ba…

math.NA2023★ 1 cited

Efficient and accurate nonlinear model reduction via first-order empirical interpolation

Ngoc Cuong Nguyen, Jaime Peraire

We present a model reduction approach that extends the original empirical interpolation method to enable accurate and efficient reduced basis approximation of parametrized nonlinea…

physics.flu-dyn2023

An adaptive viscosity regularization approach for the numerical solution of conservation laws: Application to finite element methods

Ngoc Cuong Nguyen, Jordi Vila-Perez, Jaime Peraire

We introduce an adaptive viscosity regularization approach for the numerical solution of systems of nonlinear conservation laws with shock waves. The approach seeks to solve a sequ…

physics.comp-ph2020★ 9 cited

A nested hybridizable discontinuous Galerkin method for computing second-harmonic generation in three-dimensional metallic nanostructures

Ferran Vidal-Codina, Ngoc-Cuong Nguyen, Cristian Ciraci +2

In this paper, we develop a nested hybridizable discontinuous Galerkin (HDG) method to numerically solve the Maxwell's equations coupled with the hydrodynamic model for the conduct…

physics.optics2020★ 41 cited

Impact of surface roughness in nanogap plasmonic systems

Cristian Ciracì, Ferran Vidal-Codina, Daehan Yoo +3

Recent results have shown unprecedented control over separation distances between two metallic elements hundreds of nanometers in size, underlying the effects of free-electron nonl…

physics.flu-dyn2018★ 7 cited

On the ability of discontinuous Galerkin methods to simulate under-resolved turbulent flows

Pablo Fernandez, Ngoc-Cuong Nguyen, Jaime Peraire

We investigate the ability of discontinuous Galerkin (DG) methods to simulate under-resolved turbulent flows in large-eddy simulation. The role of the Riemann solver and the subgri…

physics.comp-ph2018★ 6 cited

Entropy-stable hybridized discontinuous Galerkin methods for the compressible Euler and Navier-Stokes equations

Pablo Fernandez, Ngoc-Cuong Nguyen, Jaime Peraire

In the spirit of making high-order discontinuous Galerkin (DG) methods more competitive, researchers have developed the hybridized DG methods, a class of discontinuous Galerkin met…

math.NA2018

Hybridized discontinuous Galerkin methods for wave propagation

Pablo Fernandez, Alexandra Christophe, Sebastien Terrana +2

We present the recent development of hybridizable and embedded discontinuous Galerkin (DG) methods for wave propagation problems in fluids, solids, and electromagnetism. In each of…

physics.comp-ph2018★ 5 cited

A physics-based shock capturing method for large-eddy simulation

Pablo Fernandez, Ngoc-Cuong Nguyen, Jaime Peraire

We present a shock capturing method for large-eddy simulation of turbulent flows. The proposed method relies on physical mechanisms to resolve and smooth sharp unresolved flow feat…

physics.comp-ph2018★ 43 cited

Non-modal analysis of spectral element methods: Towards accurate and robust large-eddy simulations

Pablo Fernandez, Rodrigo Moura, Gianmarco Mengaldo +1

We introduce a \textit{non-modal} analysis technique that characterizes the diffusion properties of spectral element methods for linear convection-diffusion systems. While strictly…

physics.optics2017★ 18 cited

Computing parametrized solutions for plasmonic nanogap structures

Ferran Vidal-Codina, Ngoc-Cuong Nguyen, Jaime Peraire

The interaction of electromagnetic waves with metallic nanostructures generates resonant oscillations of the conduction-band electrons at the metal surface. These resonances can le…

physics.optics2017★ 34 cited

A hybridizable discontinuous Galerkin method for computing nonlocal electromagnetic effects in three-dimensional metallic nanostructures

Ferran Vidal-Codina, Ngoc-Cuong Nguyen, Sang-Hyun Oh +1

The interaction of light with metallic nanostructures produces a collective excitation of electrons at the metal surface, also known as surface plasmons. These collective excitatio…

math.NA2016★ 4 cited

A multiscale continuous Galerkin method for stochastic simulation and robust design of photonic crystals

Ferran Vidal-Codina, Joel Saa-Seoane, Ngoc-Cuong Nguyen +1

We present a multiscale continuous Galerkin (MSCG) method for the fast and accurate stochastic simulation and optimization of time-harmonic wave propagation through photonic crysta…

physics.flu-dyn2016

Implicit large-eddy simulation of compressible flows using the Interior Embedded Discontinuous Galerkin method

Pablo Fernandez, Ngoc-Cuong Nguyen, Xevi Roca +1

We present a high-order implicit large-eddy simulation (ILES) approach for simulating transitional turbulent flows. The approach consists of an Interior Embedded Discontinuous Gale…

math.NA2014★ 30 cited

A model and variance reduction method for computing statistical outputs of stochastic elliptic partial differential equations

Ferran Vidal-Codina, Ngoc-Cuong Nguyen, Mike B. Giles +1

We present a model and variance reduction method for the fast and reliable computation of statistical outputs of stochastic elliptic partial differential equations. Our method cons…

math.AP2014

Functional Gaussian processes for regression with linear PDE models

Ngoc-Cuong Nguyen, Jaime Peraire

In this paper, we present a new statistical approach to the problem of incorporating experimental observations into a mathematical model described by linear partial differential eq…

physics.comp-ph2014★ 113 cited

Robust topology optimization of three-dimensional photonic-crystal band-gap structures

Han Men, Karen Y. K. Lee, Robert M. Freund +2

We perform full 3D topology optimization (in which "every voxel" of the unit cell is a degree of freedom) of photonic-crystal structures in order to find optimal omnidirectional ba…

math.OC2013★ 19 cited

Fabrication-Adaptive Optimization, with an Application to Photonic Crystal Design

Han Men, Robert M. Freund, Ngoc C. Nguyen +2

It is often the case that the computed optimal solution of an optimization problem cannot be implemented directly, irrespective of data accuracy, due to either (i) technological li…

math.NA2012★ 19 cited

Spectral approximations by the HDG method

J. Gopalakrishnan, F. Li, N. -C. Nguyen +1

We consider the numerical approximation of the spectrum of a second-order elliptic eigenvalue problem by the hybridizable discontinuous Galerkin (HDG) method. We show for problems…