The Laser Diode, SOA, and Photonic Integrated Circuit (PIC) Simulator
Applications
A gallery of PICWAVE simulations
SOA and laser diode modelling
In addition to the modelling of SOAs, PICWave can be used to model virtually any conceivable semiconductor laser geometry, including tuneable lasers and external cavity devices.
SOA
Semiconductor Optical Amplifier (SOA)
Mode-locked laser
Mode-locked laser diode simulation
DFB EML
Externally modulated DFB laser
SG-DBR tuneable laser
An SG-DBR tuneable laser diode
SOI hybrid taper laser
Hybrid Silicon Tapered Laser Diode (SOI)
Mode hopping
Mode hopping in a Fabry-Perot laser diode
Active Photonic Circuits
A selection of photonic circuits with active components (SOAs or lasers) simulated with PICWave. Its time-domain engine will allow you to simulate all the dynamics of the circuit!
Active 2R regenerator
An SOA-based active 2R optical regenerator
4x4 switch
A 4x4 Optical Switch Circuit
Balanced detector
Balanced photo-detector and photodiodes
Travel wave modulator
Simulation of a travelling-wave modulator
Passive Photonic Circuits
PICWave can also model passive photonic circuits, including by importing component models from rigorous Maxwell solvers such as FIMMPROP.
Nonlinear optics PPLN
PPLN: phase sensitive amplification
Large ring resonators
Large optical ring resonators
Disp compensating FBG
Dispersion-Compensating Fiber Bragg Grating