Compact SPICE Modelling of Photonic Components

During my last year at IIT Madras, I worked on Silicon Photonics. My work involved developing compact SPICE models for photonic components on a Photonic Integrated Circuit (PIC). I was associated with the Center for Programmamble Photonic Integrated Circuits (CPPICS) at IIT Madras and was advised by Prof. Anjan Chakravorty. With the requirement of high bandwidth, low latency, low energy consumption systems for AI, Silicon Photonics has emerged as a popular choice for interconnects on a die. Modelling of such photonic components holds much value as it provides a circuit designer (photonic IC designer here) with insight to size passives and actives optimally for desired operation.

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Ref: Phase Controlled Bistability in Silicon Microring Resonators for Nonlinear Photonics