3 papers
physics.optics2026
Toward Topology-Optimized Foundry PDKs: A Seeded Design Framework for Multimode Interferometers
Jacob M. Hiesener, Archana Kaushalram, Joshua J. Wong +2
We present an end-to-end design methodology for multimode interferometer (MMI)-based photonic devices that combines parameter optimization (PO) on analytical models with seeded top…
physics.optics2025
Seeded Topology Optimization for Commercial Foundry Integrated Photonics
Jacob M. Hiesener, C. Alex Kaylor, Joshua J. Wong +2
We present a seeded topology optimization methodology for integrated photonic devices fabricated on foundry platforms that yields improved performance compared to traditional topol…
physics.optics2025
Integrated Photonic Topology Optimization with Nonvertical Sidewall Profiles: Applications in Lithium Niobate and Silicon
Michael J. Probst, Jacob M. Hiesener, Archana Kaushalram +1
We enable density-based topology optimization (TO) to design integrated photonic devices featuring nonvertical sidewall profiles. Specifically, we demonstrate TO for fabrication pr…