Component Documentation

Below is the set of supported components that come standard in the picwriter library:

• Waveguides & Waveguide Templates
  • Waveguide Template
  • Waveguides
• Bends
  • Euler Bends
  • Euler S-Bends
  • Sinusoidal S-bends
  • Bezier curves
• Mode converters
  • Linear tapers
  • Strip-to-slot mode converters
• Grating Couplers
  • Grating Couplers
  • Straight Grating Couplers
  • Focusing Grating Couplers
• Spirals
• Waveguide Couplers
  • Directional Coupler
  • Adiabatic 3dB Coupler
  • Adiabatic Full Coupler
  • Sub-wavelength Grating Assisted Contra-Directional Coupler
  • Example Usage
• Multi-Mode Interferometers (MMI’s)
  • 1x2 MMI
  • 2x2 MMI
• Power Splitters and Combiners
  • Y Splitter
• Cavities and Resonators
  • Ring Resonators
  • Disk Resonators
• Distributed Bragg Reflectors
• Alignment Markers
  • Alignment Cross
  • Alignment Target
• Metal Templates, Routes, & Bondpads
  • Metal Template
  • Metal Routes
  • Bondpads