Performance prediction for silicon photonics integrated circuits with layout-dependent correlated manufacturing variability

Z Lu, J Jhoja, J Klein, X Wang, A Liu, J Flueckiger… - Optics express, 2017 - opg.optica.org
This work develops an enhanced Monte Carlo (MC) simulation methodology to predict the
impacts of layout-dependent correlated manufacturing variations on the performance of …

Layout-aware variability analysis, yield prediction, and optimization in photonic integrated circuits

W Bogaerts, Y Xing, U Khan - IEEE Journal of Selected Topics …, 2019 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
We present a simulation framework for evaluating the effect of location-dependent variability
in photonic integrated circuits. The framework combines a fast circuit simulator with circuit …

Capturing the effects of spatial process variations in silicon photonic circuits

Y Xing, J Dong, U Khan, W Bogaerts - ACS Photonics, 2022 - ACS Publications
Silicon photonic devices are very sensitive to process variation, and it is important for circuit
designers that they can predict the effect of this variability during the design phase, and …

Silicon photonics circuit design: methods, tools and challenges

W Bogaerts, L Chrostowski - Laser & Photonics Reviews, 2018 - Wiley Online Library
Silicon Photonics technology is rapidly maturing as a platform for larger‐scale photonic
circuits. As a result, the associated design methodologies are also evolving from component …

Impact of fabrication non-uniformity on chip-scale silicon photonic integrated circuits

L Chrostowski, X Wang, J Flueckiger, Y Wu… - Optical Fiber …, 2014 - opg.optica.org
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Th2A.37.pdf OFC 2014 © OSA 2014 Impact of Fabrication Non-Uniformity on Chip-Scale …

Architectural exploration of chip-scale photonic interconnection network designs using physical-layer analysis

J Chan, G Hendry, A Biberman… - Journal of Lightwave …, 2010 - opg.optica.org
Chip-scale photonic interconnection networks have emerged as a promising technology
solution that can address many of the scalability challenges facing the communication …

Inverse-designed photonics for semiconductor foundries

AY Piggott, EY Ma, L Su, GH Ahn, NV Sapra… - Acs …, 2020 - ACS Publications
Silicon photonics is becoming a leading technology in photonics, displacing traditional fiber
optic transceivers and enabling new applications. Further improving the density and …

Addressing link-level design tradeoffs for integrated photonic interconnects

M Georgas, J Leu, B Moss, C Sun… - 2011 IEEE Custom …, 2011 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
Integrated photonic interconnects have emerged recently as a potential solution for relieving
on-chip and chip-to-chip bandwidth bottlenecks for next-generation many-core processors …

Reliability modeling and management of nanophotonic on-chip networks

Z Li, M Mohamed, X Chen, E Dudley… - … Transactions on Very …, 2010 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
While transistor performance and energy efficiency have dramatically improved in recent
years, electrical interconnect improvements has failed to keep pace. Recent advances in …

Comprehensive design space exploration of silicon photonic interconnects

M Bahadori, S Rumley, D Nikolova… - Journal of Lightwave …, 2016 - opg.optica.org
The paper presents a comprehensive physical layer design and modeling platform for
silicon photonic interconnects. The platform is based on explicit closed-form expressions for …