J.T. Zimmerling
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We present a reduced-order model (ROM) methodology for inverse scattering problems in which the ROMs are data-driven, i.e. they are constructed directly from data gathered by sensors. Moreover, the entries of the ROM contain localised information about the coefficients of the wave equation. We solve the inverse problem by embedding the ROM in physical space. Such an approach is also followed in the theory of ‘optimal grids,’ where the ROMs are interpreted as two-point finite-difference discretisations of an underlying set of equations of a first-order continuous system on this special grid. Here, we extend this line of work to wave equations and introduce a new embedding technique, which we call Krein embedding, since it is inspired by Krein’s seminal work on vibrations of a string. In this embedding approach, an adaptive grid and a set of medium parameters can be directly extracted from a ROM and we show that several limitations of optimal grid embeddings can be avoided. Furthermore, we show how Krein embedding is connected to classical optimal grid embedding and that convergence results for optimal grids can be extended to this novel embedding approach. Finally, we also briefly discuss Krein embedding for open domains, that is, semi-infinite domains that extend to infinity in one direction.
Optical resonators are widely used in modern photonics. Their spectral response and temporal dynamics are fundamentally driven by their natural resonances, the so-called quasinormal modes (QNMs), with complex frequencies. For optical resonators made of dispersive materials, the QNM computation requires solving a nonlinear eigenvalue problem. This raises a difficulty that is only scarcely documented in the literature. We review our recent efforts for implementing efficient and accurate QNM solvers for computing and normalizing the QNMs of micro- and nanoresonators made of highly dispersive materials. We benchmark several methods for three geometries, a two-dimensional plasmonic crystal, a two-dimensional metal grating, and a three-dimensional nanopatch antenna on a metal substrate, with the perspective to elaborate standards for the computation of resonance modes.
We have developed several Krylov projection-based model-order reduction techniques to simulate electromagnetic wave propagation and diffusion in unbounded domains. Such techniques can be used to efficiently approximate transfer function field responses between a given set of sources and receivers and allow for fast and memory-efficient computation of Jacobians, thereby lowering the computational burden associated with inverse scattering problems. We found how general wavefield principles such as reciprocity, passivity, and the Schwarz reflection principle translate from the analytical to the numerical domain and developed polynomial, extended, and rational Krylov model-order reduction techniques that preserve these structures. Furthermore, we found that the symmetry of the Maxwell equations allows for projection onto polynomial and extended Krylov subspaces without saving a complete basis. In particular, short-term recurrence relations can be used to construct reduced-order models that are as memory efficient as time-stepping algorithms. In addition, we evaluated the differences between Krylov reduced-order methods for the full wave and diffusive Maxwell equations and we developed numerical examples to highlight the advantages and disadvantages of the discussed methods.
Model Reduction of Wave Equations
Theory and applications in Forward modeling and Imaging
In this paper we present a Krylov subspace model-order reduction technique for time- and frequency-domain electromagnetic wave fields in linear dispersive media. Starting point is a self-consistent first-order form of Maxwell's equations and the constitutive relation. This form is discretized on a standard staggered Yee grid, while the extension to infinity is modeled via a recently developed global complex scaling method. By applying this scaling method, the time- or frequency-domain electromagnetic wave field can be computed via a so-called stability-corrected wave function. Since this function cannot be computed directly due to the large order of the discretized Maxwell system matrix, Krylov subspace reduced-order models are constructed that approximate this wave function. We show that the system matrix exhibits a particular physics-based symmetry relation that allows us to efficiently construct the time- and frequency-domain reduced-order models via a Lanczos-type reduction algorithm. The frequency-domain models allow for frequency sweeps meaning that a single model provides field approximations for all frequencies of interest and dominant field modes can easily be determined as well. Numerical experiments for two- and three-dimensional configurations illustrate the performance of the proposed reduction method.