Primary-source comparison
Search date: 16 October 2026. This is a selective comparison, not an exhaustive novelty or patent search.
- Miller et al., Fundamental limits to optical response in absorptive systems, Optics Express 24, 3329–3364 (2016), doi:10.1364/OE.24.003329; arXiv:1503.03781. Existing material-loss bounds and examples approaching them.
- Angeris, Vučković and Boyd, Computational Bounds for Photonic Design, ACS Photonics 6, 1232–1239 (2019), doi:10.1021/acsphotonics.9b00154; arXiv:1811.12936. Existing dual bounds and comparisons of designs to optima.
- Sloan et al., Optical properties of dispersive time-dependent materials, arXiv:2211.16166; ACS Photonics 11, 950–962 (2024). Existing framework for dispersive time-dependent response and energy transfer.
- Ptitcyn et al., Tutorial on basics of time-varying electromagnetic systems and circuits, arXiv:2211.13054. Existing history and model framework.
- Ozlu et al., Floquet Engineering of Polaritonic Amplification in Dispersive Photonic Time Crystals, Physical Review Research 7, 023214 (2025), doi:10.1103/PhysRevResearch.7.023214; arXiv:2408.00552. Existing dispersive Floquet amplification physics.
- Jacob M. Freedman et al., Gigahertz-Frequency, Acousto-Optic Phase Modulation of Visible Light in a CMOS-Fabricated Photonic Circuit, arXiv:2502.08012; Nature Communications (2025), doi:10.1038/s41467-025-65937-z. Existing integrated acousto-optic actuation.
- Jacob M. Freedman et al., Resonant multi-harmonic acousto-optics for programmable frequency control of visible light in a CMOS platform, arXiv:2609.25593 (2026 preprint). Existing multi-harmonic acoustic control; not evidence for this release's actuator contrast or model.
- Teufel et al., Circuit cavity electromechanics in the strong coupling regime, Nature 471, 204–208 (2011), doi:10.1038/nature09898; arXiv:1011.3067. Existing electromechanical resonator architecture.
- Lua 5.3 Reference Manual, official specification. Used to audit finite integer semantics of the independent resource checker, not as a source of physical claims.
The proposed new contribution is the specific exact kernel–actuator–budget theorem chain and certified finite-force construction. No claim of novelty is inferred solely from absence of a matching search result.