Computational Optics Group, ETH Zurich, Switzerland

COG is part of the Field theory group of IFH. Members, Publications, Old IFH page, IFH internal

Leader: Christian Hafner Publications

Current COG members: Matthew Mishrikey, Arya Fallahi, Patrick Leidenberger, Ludmila Raguin, Alireza Yahaghi, Aytac Alparslan, Mengyu Wang

Old web pages of some former members: Hansueli Gerber (Java Applet Genetic Programming), Jürg Fröhlich (Optimizations), Esteban Moreno (Computational Optics applications), Jasmin Smajic (Photonic Crystal simulation, design, optimization), Nicolas Guérin (EBG antennas)

Maxwell solvers: MaXwell solver (MaX-1 and OpenMaX), Multiple Multipole Program (MMP), Generalized Finite Differences (GFD) for testing FD schemes

Numerical optimizers: Generalized Genetic Programming (GGP), Stochastic Optimization Tools (OPT includes Evolutionary Strategies, Genetic Algorithms, Particle Swarm Optimizations, Simulated Annealing, Random Search, and Randomized Downhill Simplex), OptMaX=OPT for MaX-1.

Composite Doped Metamaterials (CDM) - a former ETH INIT Project

Teaching:

• Seminar in Electromagnetics
• Lectures (mostly in German)
• PPS student projects and seminars (mostly in German, various Java Applets)
• Workshop 2010 on Numerical Methods for Optical Nano Structures

Jobs: Open positions available: Chip to chip communication using on-chip antennas and EBG waveguiding

(contact Christian Hafner for more information)

Last update of this page:  4. 1. 2010