Computer-Aided Simulation of Optoelectronic Integrated Circuits

在同一芯片上集成电子和光子器件在速度、带宽、抗干扰性、功耗和互连密度方面具有性能优势。 本研究探讨光电积体电路设计之模拟演算法与工具。 目标是在同一电路中同样准确地模拟光学和电子器件。 模型中包括集总和分布常数元件。 现有的光电器件，如光发射器，检测器和电光调制器的模型正在完善，并纳入模拟器。 新的模型正在开发的光学互连和那些光电器件，没有模型适合于时域模拟目前存在。 一个模拟环境，能够处理电路与光学和电子设备正在建设中。

The integration of electronic and photonic devices on the same chip offers performance advantages in terms of speed, bandwidth, immunity to interference, power dissipation and interconnection density. This research explores algorithms and tools for simulation of optoelectronic Integrated Circuit (OEIC) designs. The goal is to simulate equally accurately both optical and electronic devices in the same circuit. Both lumped and distributed-constant elements are included in the model. Existing models for optoelectronic devices such as light emitters, detectors, and electro-optic modulators are being refined and incorporated in the simulator. New models are being developed for optical interconnect and for those optoelectronic devices for which no models suitable for time-for domain simulation currently exist. A simulation environment, capable of handling circuits with optical and electronic devices is being constructed.