A fixed, single-bus or double-bus ring resonator model. This model can be thermally tuned.
Note: For legacy data format (2022 R2.4 and older) please visit following link:
Ring Resonator - Lumfoundry Template (Legacy)
Template: rr_strip_te_c
Photonic Model: ring_modulator
Quality Assurance Test: ring_modulator QA
Parameters: None.
Interoperability with Cadence Virtuoso:
- Circuit design flows using INTERCONNECT model: Yes.
- Circuit design flow using photonic Verilog-A model: Yes.
Modeling Data
The source data template for a fixed, single-bus or double-bus ring resonator element can be divided into two sections.
- For new users (continue with the following section: Basic data requirement)
- Advanced users ( continue with section: Complete Data Requirement )
The fixed, single-bus or double-bus ring resonator template can be used to create an advanced compact model for a custom fixed, single-bus or double-bus ring resonator. The template contains a lot of different modeling data to create an accurate model. However, not all these data need to be updated by users. The fastest and simplest way to modify the template data and create a custom compact model is to only update the data listed in the 'basic data requirement section' below, while all the remaining data (which are illustrated in detail in subsequent sections) can stay at their default value.
Note: Advanced users please jump start with Complete Data Requirement (for advanced users) section.
Basic data requirement (for new users)
The basic and minimum data required to build the fixed, single-bus or double-bus ring resonator model is described below.
general
"general" is a struct with following fields:
Field | Type | Description |
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description | string | A string containing a brief description of the model, which will be displayed to the end user. |
notes | cell |
A cell array providing model notes which will be displayed to the end user. Each element of the cell is a struct with the fields:
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ports
"ports" is a struct with following fields:
Field | Type | Description |
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opt_1 |
struct with fields described in table below | Port definition corresponding to the in-through optical ports |
opt_2 |
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opt_3 (optional) |
Port definition corresponding to the add-drop optical ports | |
opt_4 (optional) |
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th_neg |
Port definition corresponding to the positive and negative nodes of the thermal tuner |
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th_pos |
Each field above consists of following fields:
Field | Type | Description |
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name | string | The name of the port, which will be visible to the end user. This name should be consistent with the name that will be used for netlisting. |
pos | string |
The side of the model which the port will be displayed on, either "Left", "Right", "Top", or "Bottom" |
order | number |
The order at which the port is listed in a netlist. |
model_data
"model_data" is a struct with following fields:
Field | Type | Description |
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th_eq_ckt_data
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struct |
Thermal equivalent circuit described by either Current (Amp) versus bias voltage (V) characteristic of the heater for the default phase shifter length with required field of:
The IV data are linearly interpolated to obtain the electrical behavior. or resistance (\(\Omega)\) of the heater for the default length of the phase shifter with required field of:
Note:
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FOMs
"FOMs" is a struct with fields below. This data is required for CML Compiler to run quality-assurance tests on the final model. It is also optionally used by CML Compiler to fine-tune the internal model to provide the expected behavior.
If the source physical data provided for the model is not consistent with figures of merit(FOMs) provided (meaning the actual FOM values resulting from physical parameters differ from provided FOM data), the model can tune the provided physical data to match the FOMs to the provided values. For more information, see Tuning Active Compact Models.
Variable | Type | Description |
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IL |
struct with fields described in FOM definition table |
The overall insertion loss (dB) of the ring modulator at through port at resonance. Note:
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IL_drop |
struct with fields described in FOM definition table |
The overall insertion loss (dB) of the ring modulator at drop port at resonance. Note: This value is required for a double-bus ring modulator.
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FSR |
struct with fields described in FOM definition table |
The free spectral range (m) of the ring modulator. Note: Tuning for this FOM will be enabled internally to enable statistical variations if FSR is a statistical parameter. |
mod_eff_thermal
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struct with fields described in FOM definition table |
Overall thermo-optic modulation efficiency (m/W) of the ring modulator for input power range described by "ref1" and "ref2" in the struct which should be within the range of I*V values provided Note:
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Q
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struct with fields described in FOM definition table |
The quality factor (m/m) of the ring modulator near resonance. Note:
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ER
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struct with fields described in FOM definition table |
The extinction ratio (dB) of the ring modulator at resonance provided as a struct. Note:
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resonant_wavelength
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struct with fields described in FOM definition table |
The resonant wavelength (m) of the ring modulator at a temperature of 300K with no applied electrical or thermal phase shift. Note: Tuning for this FOM will be enabled internally to enable statistical variations if resonant_wavelength is a statistical parameter. |
FOM definition table
Field | Type | Description |
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value |
number |
The nominal value for the FOM in SI units. |
tuning |
boolean |
A flag to enable or disable tuning for the FOM. |
ref1 (if applicable) |
number |
Point(s) at which the nominal FOM was measured. This can be voltage or power data points depending on the FOM definition. |
ref2 (if applicable)
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number |
QA
"QA" is a struct with following fields:
Field | Type | Description |
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parameters |
struct with fields described in parameters table |
Parameter values used for setting up the QA test bench. |
parameters
Field | Type | Description |
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thermal_BW_bias | number |
Bias for thermal bandwidth test. Used for Verilog-A QA only. Note: For a ring without thermal tuner, this parameter should not be provided. |
Complete data requirement (for advanced users)
The complete data section provides a complete reference of data supported by the fixed, single-bus or double-bus ring resonator model including the basic required data described in the previous section. The descriptions of all the fields in the fixed, single-bus or double-bus ring resonator source data template are described below.
general
"general" is a struct with following fields:
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time_domain_req_note
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boolean |
A flag to whether or not add a note in the compact model quoting the minimum sampling rate required for accurate time domain simulation |
ports
"ports" is a struct with following fields:
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Each field above consists of following fields:
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parameters
"parameters" is a struct with following fields:
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model_data
"model_data" is a struct with following fields:
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Structs listing mode properties for different waveguide sections consist of following fields:
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FOMs
"FOMs" is a struct with fields below. This data is required for CML Compiler to run quality-assurance tests on the final model. It is also optionally used by CML Compiler to fine-tune the internal model to provide the expected behavior.
If the source physical data provided for the model is not consistent with figures of merit(FOMs) provided (meaning the actual FOM values resulting from physical parameters differ from provided FOM data), the model can tune the provided physical data to match the FOMs to the provided values. For more information, see Tuning Active Compact Models.
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QA
"QA" is a struct with following fields:
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