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A robust photonic integrated circuit (PIC) simulator with computational evaluation of multimode, bidirectional, and multi-channel photonic devices.
Photonic Integrated Circuit
Evaluate Multimode, Bidirectional, and Multi-Channel PICs
Ansys Lumerical INTERCONNECT, a photonic integrated circuit (PIC) simulator, explores and evaluates multimode, bidirectional, and multi-channel photonic device circuits and components.
Engineers can use INTERCONNECT’s extensive library of primitive elements and foundry-specific PDK (Process Development Kit) elements to create large complex systems or combine component parts to form a device. Projects are created in a hierarchical schematic editor and statistical analysis can be conducted in the time or frequency domain.
Engineering Solutions
Design and Simulation of PICs
- Use INTERCONNECT to create and simulate photonic integrated circuits using its hierarchical schematic editor.
- Frequency domain analysis, transient sample mode simulation, and transient block mode simulation are all included in INTERCONNECT.
- With support for parameter sweeps and design optimization, the software comes with comprehensive visualization and data analysis capabilities.
PDA and EDA Interoperability
- Use well-known EDA design tools and workflows to simulate and optimize your designs to shorten design cycles and increase reliability.
- Create and distribute custom device libraries. For proprietary designs, Lumerical has blackbox features allowing users to securely distribute sensitive information.
- Lowering the barrier of entry to photonics: Users can leverage the Ansys Lumerical module, which adds photonic layout features to open-source EPDA design tools.
Variation & Statistical Analysis Solutions
- Use corner analysis to simulate how process variation affects the functionality of the circuit.
- Assess circuit performance and yield using Monte Carlo analysis while taking process variability into consideration.
PIC Element Libraries
- INTERCONNECT has a vast photonic integrated circuit (PIC) library. The library includes passive and active optoelectrical components allowing users to build and customize their systems for simulations.
CML Development and Dissemination
- INTERCONNECT offers an infrastructure that facilitates the creation and distribution of compact model libraries (CMLs) for PIC simulation and design built from Ansys Lumerical’s device level tools.
- For proprietary designs, INTERCONNECT can create encrypted blackbox CML components, allowing customers to keep their design and data secure.
Ansys Lumerical INTERCONNECT In-Action
Functional and practical industrial applications
Frequency-Dependent Responses for Port Combinations with S-Parameters
Adding Sources, Detectors, and Analyzers in INTERCONNECT’ Solvers
Core Capabilities
- Transient Block Analysis
- Frequency Domain Analysis
- GUI and Lumerical Scripting
- Mixed Signal Representation
- Travelling Wave Laser Model
- Automatic Parameter Sweeps
- Multi-Variant Statistical Analysis
- Import Compact Libraries Models
- Electronic-Photonic Co-Simulation
- Transient Sample Model Simulator
- Multimode and Multichannel Support
Ansys Lumerical Products
Designers can model interacting optical, electrical, and thermal effects thanks to tools that seamlessly integrate device and system level functionality. A variety of processes that combine device multiphysics and photonic circuit simulation with external design automation and productivity tools are made possible by flexible interoperability between products.
