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Design of Double-Lattice Photonic Crystal of DUV Laser by ANN-RBF Neural Network

Year: 2026

Type: article

Abstract: In this study, a double-lattice photonic crystal structure was designed to achieve deep ultraviolet lasing without the use of any Distributed Bragg Reflector (DBR), which is called a photonic-crystal surface-emitting laser (PCSEL). The plane wave expansion (PWE) method was used to study the influence of various structural parameters on the resonant wavelength. Utilizing the random forest algorithm, we determined that the importance of the lattice constant to the resonant wavelength is 95.24%. Furthermore, we realized the reverse design of double-lattice photonic crystals from the target wavelength to optimal structural parameters through a radial basis function (RBF) network algorithm. Comparative analysis of the extreme learning machine (ELM) and back propagation (BP) algorithms demonstrated that RBF-based performance was notably superior to the training outcomes of other algorithms. The mean absolute error (MAE) of the lattice constant of the test set in the training results was 0.7610 nm, root mean square error (RMSE) was 1.143×10-3 nm, and mean absolute relative error (MARE) was 5.489×10-3. We verified the reliability of the algorithm and designed 13 groups of photonic crystals with different epitaxial structures. The mean square error (MSE) was 0.6188 nm2 compared with that of the plane wave expansion method. This work demonstrates applicability across various wavebands and epitaxial structures in GaN-based devices, providing a novel approach for the rapid iteration of deep ultraviolet PCSELs.

Source: Optics

DOI: 10.3390/opt7010011