Element Library
This section contains information on the following elements such as INDSOURCE, DEPSOURCE, NOISESOURCE, OPTISYSINELEC, RESISTOR, CAPACITOR…
OptiSPICE Tutorials Basic
To quickly gain an understanding of the core features provided with OptiSPICE it is recommended to perform the tutorials included…
OptiSPICE Tutorials Advanced
OptiSPICE Netlist Commands which shows how to use the OptiSPICE command menu to quickly setup simulation parameters. Python Post Processing which includes various design…
OptiSPICE Tutorials Electrical Circuits
This tutorial covers typical electrical circuits and how they can be designed and simulated with OptiSPICE. It includes the…
Ring Resonator Fiber Optic Gyroscope
This application note demonstrates the shift in resonant frequency in an optical ring resonator due to Sagnac effect and how a closed loop feedback system can be used to calculate the angular…
Optical Phase Locked Loop for Analog Homodyne Detection
For coherent demodulation it is essential that the frequency and the phase of the local oscillator closely matches the carrier signal…
40 Gbps Silicon Depletion Mode TW Modulator
Traveling wave modulators are widely used for their low power consumption and high speeds. In this application note a transmission line model is combined with an optical…
OptiSPICE Publication References – 2016
Listing of scientific papers, technical journals, periodicals, and conference publications which reference the use of OptSPICE.
OptiSPICE Publication References – 2015
Listing of scientific papers, technical journals, periodicals, and conference publications which reference the use of OptSPICE.
OptiSPICE Publication References
Llistings of scientific papers, technical journals, periodicals, and conference publications which reference the use of OptiSPICE.
Channel Switching Based on MEMS
Applications Design and simulation of opto-electronic circuits at the transistor level Signal integrity analysis of opto-electronic circuits Benefits Offers greater ease of schematic capture, parameter specification, waveform probing and usage. State-of-the-art transient time domain, small-signal frequency, and noise analysis to accurately predict behaviour of advanced opto-electronic circuits. Waveform analysis using OptiSystem for complex post- processing functionality. Advanced visualization tools…
OptiSPICE Overview Video
OptiSPICE 5.0 introduces new electrical models for characterizing hetero-structure bipolar transistors (Mextram and Agilent), a physical model for spiral inductors (for Si and III-V based substrates), and a new Waveguide Crossing device.
Electroabsorption Modulator
In this tutorial, we demonstrate optical modulation using an electroabsorbtion modulator. Sample: Electroabsorption Modulator.osch The EA Modulator device is located in the OptoElectric library. It has 2 electrical ports for the bias and RF driving and 2 optical ports as an input and output. The EA modulator is driven with a voltage source device which…
Ring Switch
In this tutorial, we demonstrate a ring switch that adds or drops channels by controlling the index of a ring resonator. Sample: RingSwitch.osch Figure 1: Schematics of Ring Switch The ‘LaserBlck’ is a subcircuit block that contains a circuit for driving laser diode. The laser diode is also connected with a thermal network consisting of…
VCSEL Array
In this tutorial, we demonstrate the simulation of a VCSEL Array circuit that contains an array of Vertical Cavity Surface Emitting Lasers (VCSEL) which exhibits temperature dependent effects. Sample: Vcsel Array.osch Figure 1: Schematics of VCSEL Array This circuit contains an array of eight VCSELs. The top level schematics contain eight subcircuit block representing each…