Development of a novel full-wave 3D-solver for the analysis of MMIC and optical integrated circuits

Author

Pierantoni, Luca ; Farina, Marco ; Ciandrini, Claudio ; Massaro, Alessandro ; Santantoni, Claudio ; Rozzi, T.

Author_Institution

Ist. di Elettromagnetismo e Bioingegneria, Univ. Politectrica delle Marche, Ancona, Italy

Volume

3

fYear

2004

fDate

20-25 June 2004

Firstpage

3313

Abstract

We introduce a novel EM solver for the accurate analysis of complex problems in the areas of MMIC and optical integrated circuits. The basic idea is to construct a unique tool which involves two efficient 3D full-wave methods, GTRD (generalized transverse resonance diffraction) and TLMIE (transmission line matrix integral equation), acting in the frequency and time domains, respectively. This tool is integrated in EM3DS, an existing tool based on the GTRD method, and is equipped with a user-friendly graphic interface and pre/post-processing instruments. The accuracy of the solver is demonstrated by modeling complex structures like MEMS, RF-package and photonic band gap.

Keywords

MMIC; computational electromagnetics; computer aided analysis; frequency-domain analysis; graphical user interfaces; integral equations; integrated optics; software tools; time-domain analysis; transmission line matrix methods; MEMS; MMIC; RF-package; frequency domain; full-wave 3D-solver; generalized transverse resonance diffraction; integral equation; optical integrated circuits; photonic band gap; post-processing; preprocessing; time domain; transmission line matrix; user-friendly graphic interface; Distributed parameter circuits; Graphics; Instruments; Integral equations; Integrated optics; MMICs; Optical diffraction; Photonic integrated circuits; Resonance; Transmission line matrix methods;

fLanguage

English

Publisher

ieee

Conference_Titel

Antennas and Propagation Society International Symposium, 2004. IEEE

Print_ISBN

0-7803-8302-8

Type

conf

DOI

10.1109/APS.2004.1332088

Filename

1332088