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Microresonator-v1

Single-Ring O-Band Microresonator Modulator

Design a single-ring O-band microresonator modulator for 100 Gb/s operation with coupled optical, RF, electrical, and thermal verification.

Runs
13
Scored finals
11 of 13
Best final
S = 0.78 Opus 5.5 · Claude Code
Score over timeBest-so-far score S for each run · small dots are probes, large dots final submissions
Score S from 0 to 1 against elapsed minutes. Final scores: Opus 5.5 (Claude Code) 0.780; GPT-6.1 Sol (Codex) 0.776; GPT-6 Astra (Codex) 0.752; Sonnet 5.5 (high) (Claude Code) 0.650; Fable 5.1 (Claude Code) 0.630; GPT-5.6 Sol (Codex) 0.625; Kimi K3.1 Pro (Claude Code) 0.614; GPT-6.1 Sol (mini-SWE-agent) 0.609; Muse Wonder (high) (Muse Code) 0.491; GLM 5.3 Flash (max) (mini-SWE-agent) 0.461; Sonnet 5.5 (mini-SWE-agent) 0.428; Gemini 4 Argon (mini-SWE-agent) Invalid; GLM 5.3 Flash (high) (Claude Code) Invalid.0.000.250.500.751.000153045607590105120135Elapsed time (min)Score SSonnet 5.5 · mini-SWE-agent: final S = 0.428 at 62 minGPT-6.1 Sol · mini-SWE-agent: final S = 0.609 at 122 minGemini 4 Argon · mini-SWE-agent: final Invalid at 122 minGLM 5.3 Flash (high) · Claude Code: final Invalid at 121 minGLM 5.3 Flash (max) · mini-SWE-agent: final S = 0.461 at 100 minMuse Wonder (high) · Muse Code: final S = 0.491 at 105 minKimi K3.1 Pro · Claude Code: final S = 0.614 at 121 minGPT-5.6 Sol · Codex: final S = 0.625 at 121 minFable 5.1 · Claude Code: final S = 0.630 at 43 minSonnet 5.5 (high) · Claude Code: final S = 0.650 at 98 minGPT-6 Astra · Codex: final S = 0.752 at 122 minGPT-6.1 Sol · Codex: final S = 0.776 at 122 minOpus 5.5 · Claude Code: final S = 0.780 at 97 min

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Final layouts

Every run’s final GDS, at one scale.

The design each run ended with, drawn from its evaluated GDS. Every layout uses the same physical scale, so sizes compare directly. Hatched layouts failed a validity gate and score zero. Select a layout to zoom and toggle its layers.

  • Optical mask
  • Si ring
  • Active slab
  • P implant
  • N implant
  • P+ implant
  • N+ implant
  • Contact via
  • Heater
  • Metal
  • Pad opening

  • Microresonator-v1 · Claude Code · Claude Opus 5.5

    S = 0.780 · scale bar 50 µm

    Fit
    Opus 5.5Claude CodeS = 0.78

  • Microresonator-v1 · Codex · GPT-6.1-sol

    S = 0.776 · scale bar 50 µm

    Fit
    GPT-6.1 SolCodexS = 0.78

  • Microresonator-v1 · Codex · GPT-6 Astra

    S = 0.752 · scale bar 50 µm

    Fit
    GPT-6 AstraCodexS = 0.75

  • Microresonator-v1 · Claude Code · Claude Sonnet 5.5

    S = 0.650 · scale bar 50 µm

    Fit
    Sonnet 5.5 (high)Claude CodeS = 0.65

  • Microresonator-v1 · Claude Code · Claude Fable 5.1

    S = 0.630 · scale bar 50 µm

    Fit
    Fable 5.1Claude CodeS = 0.63

  • Microresonator-v1 · Codex · GPT-5.6-sol

    S = 0.625 · scale bar 50 µm

    Fit
    GPT-5.6 SolCodexS = 0.62

  • Microresonator-v1 · Claude Code · Kimi K3.1 Pro

    S = 0.614 · scale bar 50 µm

    Fit
    Kimi K3.1 ProClaude CodeS = 0.61

  • Microresonator-v1 · mini-SWE-agent · GPT-6.1-sol

    S = 0.609 · scale bar 50 µm

    Fit
    GPT-6.1 Solmini-SWE-agentS = 0.61

  • Microresonator-v1 · Muse Code · Muse Wonder

    S = 0.491 · scale bar 50 µm

    Fit
    Muse Wonder (high)Muse CodeS = 0.49

  • Microresonator-v1 · mini-SWE-agent · GLM 5.3 Flash

    S = 0.461 · scale bar 50 µm

    Fit
    GLM 5.3 Flash (max)mini-SWE-agentS = 0.46

  • Microresonator-v1 · mini-SWE-agent · Claude Sonnet 5.5

    S = 0.428 · scale bar 50 µm

    Fit
    Sonnet 5.5mini-SWE-agentS = 0.43

  • Microresonator-v1 · mini-SWE-agent · Gemini-4-Argon

    Invalid final · S = 0 · scale bar 50 µm

    Fit
    Gemini 4 Argonmini-SWE-agentInvalid · S = 0

  • Microresonator-v1 · Claude Code · GLM 5.3 Flash

    Invalid final · S = 0 · scale bar 50 µm

    Fit
    GLM 5.3 Flash (high)Claude CodeInvalid · S = 0