Tutorials¶
The following tutorials will guide you through many of the important aspects for designing a photonic circuit using IPKISS.
Getting started
- Installing IPKISS
The first step is to install IPKISS.
- Using a code editor
Learn how to use a code editor for writing IPKISS code.
- Quickstart
This is the quickest way to have a pretty good idea of the principles and functionality.
- Design concepts
Learn about the most important concepts using the Quickstart tutorial.
Background information
- Introduction to IPKISS
A quick intro to the overall concept of IPKISS
- Overview of IPKISS
A quick overview of the concepts and features of IPKISS
- Getting familiar with python
Knowing python is not a strict requirement to learn ipkiss but having some basic understanding will certainly help you.
Layout tutorials
- Simple Layout
This tutorial introduces the most basic functionality to specify the layout part of your design.
- PCells, Views and parameters
This tutorial introduces the concept of PCells, Views and parameters.
- Advanced Layout
This tutorial introduces you to more advanced layout functionality: It introduces layout hierarchy, waveguides, and routes.
Circuit model tutorials
- Defining circuit models: Basics
This tutorial explains how to implement compact models in IPKISS. These models are used to run circuit simulations in our circuit solver Caphe.
- Defining circuit models: Advanced
This tutorial contains some advanced topics related to circuit simulation.
- Defining circuit models based on S-parameter data
This tutorial explains how to build compact models for devices based on existing S-parameter data.
Device simulation tutorials
- Running electromagnetic simulations from IPKISS
This tutorial explains how to run electromagnetic simulations from IPKISS.