AI for photonics & photonics for AI

optimization and design enpowered by algorithms

Photonics involves the manipulation of light to create advanced technologies for communication, sensing, and imaging. Traditionally, designing photonic components, such as waveguides, filters, and lasers, relied heavily on trial-and-error methods and expert intuition. However, with the advent of AI, these processes have become more efficient and streamlined. AI-driven tools enable generative design approaches, where the system autonomously explores a vast design space, producing innovative solutions that push the boundaries of traditional photonic design. As a result, the collaboration between AI and photonics is paving the way for the development of next-generation optical technologies, enhancing capabilities across various applications, for example, from telecommunications to medical diagnostics.

We are working in the following categories:

algoritm-assisted photonic designs: structural designs and optimizations (e.g., (Wu* & Chen, 2020; Wang et al., 2021; Huang et al., 2022)).
inverse design: novel design for optical signal processing and transformations.
machine learning with physical constraints: computational photonics with faster speed and predictions.
non-von-Neumann architecture photonic computations: photonic-enabled AI platforms (e.g., (Wu† et al., 2022; Wu* et al., 2024; Wu* et al., 2025)).

Algorithm-assited photonics and photonic-assisted logic computations.

We are looking forward to new talent and fresh perspectives to join our endeavor.

References

2025

Intracavity Epsilon-Near-Zero Dual-Range Frequency Switch

Jiaye Wu^* , Gang Wang, Marco Clementi, Ji Zhou, Chenxingyu Huang, Xuanyi Liu, H. Y. Fu, Qian Li, and Camille-Sophie Brès^*

ACS Photonics, Mar 2025

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@article{Wu2024d,
  title = {Intracavity Epsilon-Near-Zero Dual-Range Frequency Switch},
  author = {Wu, Jiaye and Wang, Gang and Clementi, Marco and Zhou, Ji and Huang, Chenxingyu and Liu, Xuanyi and Fu, H. Y. and Li, Qian and Br{\`e}s, Camille-Sophie},
  year = {2025},
  month = mar,
  journal = {ACS Photonics},
  volume = {12},
  number = {3},
  pages = {in press},
  issn = {2330-4022},
  doi = {10.1021/acsphotonics.4c01322},
  lccn = {1},
  dimensions = {true},
}

2024

Versatile and Efficient Dual-Range Frequency Shifts by Intracavity Epsilon-Near-Zero Nanolayers

Jiaye Wu^* , Gang Wang, Marco Clementi, Ji Zhou, Chenxingyu Huang, Xuanyi Liu, Hongyan Fu, Qian Li, and Camille-Sophie Brès^*

IEEE Photonics Conference (IPC), Nov 2024

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@inproceedings{Wu2024c,
  title = {{Versatile and Efficient Dual-Range Frequency Shifts by Intracavity Epsilon-Near-Zero Nanolayers}},
  booktitle = {{IEEE Photonics Conference (IPC)}},
  author = {Wu, Jiaye and Wang, Gang and Clementi, Marco and Zhou, Ji and Huang, Chenxingyu and Liu, Xuanyi and Fu, Hongyan and Li, Qian and Br{\`e}s, Camille-Sophie},
  year = {2024},
  month = nov,
  pages = {1--2},
  publisher = {IEEE},
  address = {Rome, Italy},
  doi = {10.1109/IPC60965.2024.10799870},
  urldate = {2024-12-12},
  isbn = {979-8-3503-6195-7},
  dimensions = {true},
}

2022

Pulse interactions in periodic and genetic-algorithm-optimized aperiodic epsilon-near-zero multilayers

Chenxingyu Huang, Jiaye Wu, Yuqing Wang , Zimiao Wang, H. Y. Fu, and Qian Li^*

Journal of the Optical Society of America B, Jan 2022

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@article{Huang2022,
  title = {Pulse interactions in periodic and genetic-algorithm-optimized aperiodic epsilon-near-zero multilayers},
  author = {Huang, Chenxingyu and Wu, Jiaye and Wang, Yuqing and Wang, Zimiao and Fu, H. Y. and Li, Qian},
  year = {2022},
  month = jan,
  journal = {Journal of the Optical Society of America B},
  volume = {39},
  number = {1},
  pages = {258--265},
  issn = {0740-3224},
  doi = {10.1364/JOSAB.444596},
  dimensions = {true},
}

Observation of SQUID-like behavior in fiber laser with intra-cavity epsilon-near-zero effect

Jiaye Wu^†, Xuanyi Liu^†, Boris A. Malomed, Kuan-Chang Chang, Minghe Zhao, Kang Qi, Yanhua Sha, Ze Tao Xie, Marco Clementi, Camille-Sophie Brès, Shengdong Zhang, Hongyan Fu^*, and Qian Li^*

Laser & Photonics Reviews, Dec 2022

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@article{Wu2022,
  title = {Observation of {{SQUID}}-like behavior in fiber laser with intra-cavity epsilon-near-zero effect},
  author = {Wu, Jiaye and Liu, Xuanyi and Malomed, Boris A. and Chang, Kuan-Chang and Zhao, Minghe and Qi, Kang and Sha, Yanhua and Xie, Ze Tao and Clementi, Marco and Br{\`e}s, Camille-Sophie and Zhang, Shengdong and Fu, Hongyan and Li, Qian},
  year = {2022},
  month = dec,
  journal = {Laser \& Photonics Reviews},
  volume = {16},
  number = {12},
  pages = {2200487},
  issn = {1863-8880},
  doi = {10.1002/lpor.202200487},
  lccn = {1},
  dimensions = {true},
}

2021

Optimization of epsilon-near-zero multilayers for near-perfect light absorption using an enhanced genetic algorithm

Yuqing Wang, Jiaye Wu , Zimiao Wang, Chenxingyu Huang, H. Y. Fu, and Qian Li^*

IEEE Photonics Journal, Oct 2021

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@article{Wang2021,
  title = {Optimization of epsilon-near-zero multilayers for near-perfect light absorption using an enhanced genetic algorithm},
  author = {Wang, Yuqing and Wu, Jiaye and Wang, Zimiao and Huang, Chenxingyu and Fu, H. Y. and Li, Qian},
  year = {2021},
  month = oct,
  journal = {IEEE Photonics Journal},
  volume = {13},
  number = {5},
  pages = {1--10},
  issn = {1943-0655},
  doi = {10.1109/JPHOT.2021.3113924},
  lccn = {4},
  dimensions = {true},
}

2020

Broadband radiative cooling and decoration for passively dissipated portable electronic devices by aperiodic photonic multilayers

Jiaye Wu^*, and Yuxuan Chen

Annalen der Physik, May 2020

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@article{Wu2020d,
  title = {Broadband radiative cooling and decoration for passively dissipated portable electronic devices by aperiodic photonic multilayers},
  author = {Wu, Jiaye and Chen, Yuxuan},
  year = {2020},
  month = may,
  journal = {Annalen der Physik},
  volume = {532},
  number = {5},
  pages = {2000001},
  issn = {0003-3804},
  doi = {10.1002/andp.202000001},
  lccn = {4},
  dimensions = {true},
}