Diffractive optical propagation techniques for mixed-signal CAD tools

摘要

Computer Aided Design (CAD) tools for modeling optical computing systems use a variety of different optical propagation techniques. However, for modeling micro-systemss, common optical modeling techniques are not always vlid. This paper discusses various optical propagation modls for optical micro-systems by examining the requirements imposed bythe physical size of the microsystems and the goal of achieving an interactive CAD framework. Based on these constraints, an approropriate optical model is chosen and used in our opto-electro-mechanical CAD tool, Chatoyant, to perform simulations of 2x2 micro-optical switch systems.