摘要：Powerful electronic design automation tools have enabled the rapid development of electronic Integrated Circuits(ICs). Similar to electronic ICs, silicon photonics technology has sufficiently matured, and large-scale photonic circuits can now be implanted into a single chip. Design tools have also evolved from primary devices to complex photonic circuits. In this paper, we review the current state of photonic design automation in terms of device modeling methods and circuit simulation methodologies, and compare the photonics design flow with mature electronic design automation design flows. Key challenges and opportunities are also discussed.

摘要：设计了一种基于亚波长光栅的具有高集成度、高耦合效率的垂直光耦合器,在1.5~1.6μm波长范围内实现了大于97%的耦合效率,且器件长度仅为15μm,是传统基于绝热拉锥波导的垂直耦合器尺寸的十分之一,提高了系统的集成度。在亚波长光栅占空比、拉锥波导尖端尺寸以及波导错位方面,所设计的耦合器均具有较大的工艺误差容限,在异质集成领域展现出了良好的应用前景。