Inverse design of mirror-symmetric disordered systems for broadband perfect transmission

TL;DR

This paper introduces an inverse design framework for symmetric disordered systems that achieves broadband perfect wave transmission, combining numerical simulations and experimental validation for advanced wave control.

Contribution

It develops a symmetry-based inverse design method to optimize disordered media for broadband perfect transmission, reducing optimization complexity and enabling practical applications.

Findings

Achieved broadband quasi-perfect transmission with rainbow effect.

Validated numerical results with microwave experiments.

Demonstrated enhanced wave transmission through barriers.

Abstract

We present a framework for achieving broadband perfect wave transmission in complex systems by optimizing symmetric disordered media via inverse design. We show that leveraging symmetry of complex media reduces the optimization's complexity enabling the incorporation of additional constraints in the parameter space. Starting from a single perfectly transmitting state with predefined input and output wavefronts at a specific frequency, we progressively broaden the bandwidth - from a reflectionless exceptional point with a flattened lineshape to narrowband filters and ultimately to broadband quasi-perfect transmission exhibiting a rainbow effect. Numerical simulations based on the coupled dipole approximation are validated experimentally in a multichannel microwave waveguide with dielectric and metallic scatterers. Finally, we demonstrate broadband enhanced wave transmission through barriers highlighting the potential for advanced wave control applications.