Spirals¶
Spirals are useful components to insert large waveguides on a small area. In Picazzo there are three different kinds of spirals
SingleSpiralshave a input port inside the spiral and an output port outside the spiral.DoubleSpiralshave both ports outside the spiral.DoubleSpiralsWithInCouplinghave both ports outside the spiral with in coupling waveguides.FixedLengthSpiralis a double spiral with in coupling sections with a fixed length that can explicitly be set.
All spirals can also be rounded for which there are specialty classes as well.
Single spiral class going from the inside to the outside. |
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Rounded single spiral class going from the inside to the outside. |
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Double spiral class with both access waveguides on the outside of the spiral. |
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Rounded double spiral class with both access waveguides on the outside of the spiral. |
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Double spiral class with both access waveguides on the outside of the spiral. |
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Rounded double spiral class with both access waveguides on the outside of the spiral. |
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Spiral with incoupling sections that calculates its length. |
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Rounded spiral with incoupling sections that calculates its length. |