Topology Optimisation for Three-dimensional Periodic Nanophotonic Structures

三维介质和/或金属纳米光子结构对于从传感和生物医学到成像和信息技术的广泛应用至关重要。本项目旨在为具有特定功能特性的纳米光子结构设计建立有效和高效的拓扑优化算法。预期的结果将是一种新的方法和先进的设计工具，为科学家和工程师创造新的纳米光子结构，以提高波导、传感器、光学计算机芯片、超透镜等设备的能力。

Three-dimensional dielectric and/or metallic nanophotonic structures are of critical importance to a wide variety of applications ranging from sensing and biomedicine to imaging and information technology. This project aims to establish effective and efficient topology optimisation algorithms for the designs of nanophotonic structures with specific functional properties. The expected outcome will be a new methodology and an advanced design tool for scientists and engineers to create novel nanophotonic structures to improve capabilities in devices such as waveguides, sensors, optical computer chips, superlenses and so on.