Cloud native EDA tools & pre-optimized hardware platforms
A tutorial covering the full PIC Design Flow with 草榴社区 Photonic 草榴社区, this application note will explain the following steps in the device to circuit design flow:
Creating an AWG model is easy and efficient with the AWG WDM Router Layout Utility. This tool allows users to:
After the model has been checked and revised if necessary, run the simulation with the AWG WDM Router Simulation Utility.
After checking the simulations, export the AWG as a Custom PDK using the Custom PDK Generation Utility (released with Photonic 草榴社区 2019.09).
The AWG model needs to be loaded to the user libraries in OptSim Circuit.
AWG model(s) can now be used in OptSim Circuit and combined with other foundry PDKs like DemoFAB.
This tutorial demonstrated creating a customized Si-AWG at the device level and loading it to be used at the circuit level and in layout generation. The RSoft AWG Utility was used to simulate this AWG and to export it as a custom PDK in OptSim Circuit. The layout of this AWG, along with foundry PDKs, can be directly generated from OptSim Circuit to OptoDesigner.