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Prash Kharel

Works on PhotonForge, photonic layout automation, and foundry partnerships.

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Essay Apr 20, 2026

Learning Auto-Routing by Building: From Brute Force to an Auto-Design Agent

How I learned auto-routing for photonic chips — a failed brute-force attempt, AI as a learning partner, interactive HTML arenas, a PhotonForge router, and an agent that iterates 27 designs in under three minutes.

Prash Kharel

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