Published in Nature Communications · View the paper (DOI)
A team of researchers at Harvard and Max Planck Institute have developed three new functional components for photonic microchips using an inverse design algorithm. The compact designs are about 500 times smaller than conventional designs and offer a path toward higher-performance integrated light technologies.
Coverage from 2 institutions
- Algorithm-designed photonic circuits beyond human intuition Harvard John A. Paulson School of Engineering and Applied Sciences · Jul 24, 2026 · first to report
- Beyond human intuition: Algorithms create foundry-ready photonic circuits Max Planck Institute for the Science of Light · Jul 28, 2026