Multimode CW Laser (MMCW) - INTERCONNECT Element – Ansys Optics

INTERCONNECT

The CW source model generates a multimode signal, composed by a set of continuous wave (CW) orthogonal optical signals

Keywords

optical, unidirectional

Name	Type
output	Optical Signal

Name	Default value	Default unit	Range
name Defines the name of the element.	Multimode CW Laser	-	-
annotate Defines whether or not to display annotations on the schematic editor.	true	-	[true, false]
enabled Defines whether or not the element is enabled.	true	-	[true, false]
type Defines the element unique type (read only).	Multimode CW Laser	-	-
description A brief description of the elements functionality.	The CW source model generates a multimode signal, composed by a set of continuous wave (CW) orthogonal optical signals	-	-
prefix Defines the element name prefix.	MMCW	-	-
model Defines the element model name.	-	-	-
library Defines the element location or source in the library (custom or design kit).	-	-	-
local path Defines the local path or working folder $LOCAL for the element.	-	-	-
url An optional URL address pointing to the element online help.	-	-	-

Name	Default value	Default unit	Range
frequency Central frequency of operation.	193.1	THz* *std. unit is Hz	(0, +∞)
power The average output power.	0	dBm* *std. unit is W	(-∞, +∞)
phase The initial output signal phase.	0	rad	(-∞, +∞)
power ratio A matrix editor that allow users to input the label (column 1) and power ratio (column 2) corresponding to each orthogonal identifier.	<2,2> [1, 2, 0.5,...]	-	-

Name

Default value

Default unit

Range

output signal mode

The output signal mode.

%output signal mode%

[sample, block

number of output signals

The number of simulation runs, or the number of generated signals.

%number of output signals%

[1, +∞)

sample rate

The sample rate of the generated signal. This is typically set by the global properties in the root (top-most) element.

%sample rate%

[0, +∞)

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