Outlook for inverse design in nanophotonics

TL;DR

This paper reviews recent progress in computational inverse design for nanophotonics, highlighting key developments and emerging applications across various optical domains.

Contribution

It provides a comprehensive overview of recent advances and future directions in inverse design techniques applied to nanophotonics.

Findings

Inverse design is transforming nanophotonics structure development.

Emerging applications include nonlinear, topological, near-field, and on-chip optics.

The paper identifies key trends and future challenges in the field.

Abstract

Recent advancements in computational inverse design have begun to reshape the landscape of structures and techniques available to nanophotonics. Here, we outline a cross section of key developments at the intersection of these two fields: moving from a recap of foundational results to motivation of emerging applications in nonlinear, topological, near-field and on-chip optics.