PhaseShifterWaveguideTemplate

class picazzo3.modulators.phase.trace.PhaseShifterWaveguideTemplate(*args, **kwargs)

Generic phase shifter waveguide trace template. When extruded into a (straight) waveguide, this template draws the necessary implant, contact and metallization layers on top of the underlying waveguide template. This waveguide template should be specified in the “trace_template” property.

This PCell can be used for several types of phase shifters, for example: * P(I)N junction injection or depletion phase shifters, with P and N implants, contacts and metal on two sides * Thermal phase shifters using a metal heater on top * Thermal phase shifters using an implanted waveguide

At the Layout level, windows can be specified separately for the implants (the silicon level), contacts (pre-metal/contact level) and the metallization (e.g. metal1 level). Just fill or leave open each of the three sets of windows, and use them to implement the desired type of phase shifter.

Subclass this PCell to create specialized phase shifters, and add electrical ports.

Parameters

trace_template: PCell and _TraceTemplate

Refers to the other trace template from which information is taken to build this trace template.

name: String that contains only ISO/IEC 8859-1 (extended ASCII py3) or pure ASCII (py2) characters

The unique name of the pcell

Views

Layout = <class 'picazzo3.modulators.phase.trace.PhaseShifterWaveguideTemplate.Layout'>