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PICWave

A photonic IC, laser diode and SOA simulator

Publications

Some of our publications related to PICWave

Design environment for active photonic integrated circuits improves the DML D. Gallagher, A. Dabbs, "Design environment for active photonic integrated circuits improves the DML", ECIO, o-40 (2016) PDF
Modeling of widely tunable V-cavity semiconductor laser using time-domain traveling-wave method L. Wu, J.J. He, D. Gallagher, "Modeling of widely tunable V-cavity semiconductor laser using time-domain traveling-wave method", JOSA-B, vol 32, pp209-317 (2015) PDF
Modelling Photonic Integrated Circuits Using TDTW D. Gallagher, "Modelling Photonic Integrated Circuits Using TDTW", Asia Optical Fiber Communication and Optoelectronic Exposition and Conference (2008)  PDF
Designing Active Photonic Integrated Circuits Using TDTW D. Gallagher, "Designing Active Photonic Integrated Circuits Using TDTW", Integrated Photonics and anophotonics Research and Applications (2008) PDF
Modelling of silicon and active photonic integrated circuits
D. Gallagher, T. Felici, "Modelling of silicon and active photonic integrated circuits", Proc. SPIE 6996, Silicon Photonics and Photonic Integrated Circuits, 69961E (2008) PDF
Designing tomorrow’s VCSELs By Dominic Gallagher from Photon Design and Sam Shutts from the University of Cardiff
Compound Semi Conductor June 2020
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A small sample of our customers' publications using results from PICWave

Sensitivity Enhancement of Group Refractive Index Biosensor through Ring-Down Interferograms of Microring Resonator Lai, H.; Kuo, T.-N.; Xu, J.-Y.; Hsu, S.-H.; Hsu, Y.-C. Micromachines 2022, 13, 922. https://doi.org/10.3390/mi13060922 PDF
Modelling of a Coherent Comb Laser M. J R Heck, J.E. Bowers, "Integrated Fourier-Domain Mode-Locked Lasers: Analysis of a Novel Coherent Comb Laser," Selected Topics in Quantum Electronics, IEEE Journal of , vol.18, no.1, pp.201,209, Jan.-Feb. 2012 PDF
Novel Widely Tunable Monolithically Integrated Laser Source S. Latkowski, A.Hänsel, et al. "Novel Widely Tunable Monolithically Integrated Laser Source", IEEE Photonics J., vol7(6), pp. 1–9, 2015  PDF
Modelling Active 2R Regenerators Geza Kurczveil, Martijn J. R. Heck, John M. Garcia, Henrik N. Poulsen, Hyundai Park, et al., "Integrated recirculating optical hybrid silicon buffers", Proc. SPIE 7943, Silicon Photonics VI, 79430U (January 17, 2011) PDF
Modelling of an SOA using Harold and PICWave A. Assadihaghi, H. Teimoori, A. Benhsaien, V. Tolstikhin, T.J. Hall, K. Hinzer, "Semiconductor optical amplifier designs for passive optical network extensions," Indium Phosphide & Related Materials, 2009. IPRM '09. IEEE International Conference on , vol., no., pp.289,291, 10-14 May 2009 PDF
Integrated Spectrometer Design S. J. Sweeney, Y. Zhang and I. D. Goodyer, "The development of a novel monolithic spectrometer chip concept", Proc. SPIE 8264, Integrated Optics: Devices, Materials, and Technologies XVI, 82640O (February 9, 2012) PDF