A multi-layered periodic structure is investigated
for optimal shape design in diffraction gratings. A periodic dielectric material is used as the scattering profile for a planar incident wave.
Designing optimal profiles for scattering is a type of inverse problem. The ability to fabricate such materials on the order of the wavelength
of the incoming light is key for design strategies. We compute a finite element
approximation on a variational setup of the forward problem. On the inverse and optimal design problem, we discuss the stability of the designs and develop computational strategies based on a level-set evolutionary approach.
| Identifer | oai:union.ndltd.org:tamu.edu/oai:repository.tamu.edu:1969.1/382 |
| Date | 30 September 2004 |
| Creators | Flanagan, Michael Brady |
| Contributors | Dobson, David |
| Publisher | Texas A&M University |
| Source Sets | Texas A and M University |
| Language | en_US |
| Detected Language | English |
| Type | Book, Thesis, Electronic Dissertation, text |
| Format | 649553 bytes, 153227 bytes, electronic, application/pdf, text/plain, born digital |
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