One input. Sixteen spectral outputs.
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Geometry & model
Visible-light teaching design: 400–700 nm, 26 native CAD arms, 16 outputs, first diffraction order at 550 nm. Sixteen narrow passbands progress from violet to red; source narrowing moves the bright response between those outputs. Complex response sampled every 0.2 nm: Gaussian star couplers, one TE mode, index linearized at 550 nm. Guides are idealized as lossless; propagation, substrate and bend losses are excluded. This is an illustrative model, not a qualified device or the receiver product. A Gaussian source is normalized within 400–700 nm at fixed total power; bandwidth is FWHM. Output powers integrate source spectral power × channel transmission. The input strip shows spectral composition. Each output shows a representative narrow-band colour, with its field waveform magnified ×16. CAD transverse dimensions are enlarged for readability; lengths in the solver use the unchanged CAD paths. The source wave is an illustrative snapshot, not a prediction of broadband coherence or calibrated colour. Slab light shows normalized Gaussian spreading and focusing envelopes clipped to native CAD. Input colours overlap; output colours and weights follow the calculated channel spectra. Brightness and moving fronts are illustrative, not a solved interference field or calibrated intensity. The shallow first-order layout uses a wider angular search in the export, with the native clearance and bend checks retained.
Input amplitude is an electric-field amplitude; input power is its square. Global input phase changes the output wave phase, not transmission. Output waveforms share a vertical scale; AWG outputs carry the indicated ×16 field magnification. Internal glow indicates propagation, not solved field intensity. Colors and animation speed are illustrative. The die is shown in an isometric projection of the native optical paths; its package and metal pads are illustrative. Light strokes and field probes are enlarged for visibility. AWG probe leaders are not additional CAD guides. Heater color indicates relative drive, not a calibrated temperature.
An engineering workflow
- 01
Define
Describe the engineering question and relevant geometry.
- 02
Configure
Set up layers, process information and simulation conditions.
- 03
Simulate
Apply the appropriate classical calculation to the design.
- 04
Inspect
Review results, assumptions and comparison evidence before iterating.
What it does today
| Area | Today | Limit |
|---|---|---|
| Design setup | Geometry, layers, process stacks and design-rule checks; GDS export | Rules are only as good as the process data behind them |
| Optical simulation | Mode, circuit and field calculations | Accuracy depends on the solver and settings chosen for each task |
| Thermal simulation | Spatial heat models of heaters and assemblies | Model results, not measured temperatures |
| Results | Internal comparisons and worked designs | Not measurements on fabricated chips |
A sensing question becomes a design
Our photonic glucose chip connects a measurement goal to optical design and simulation. The design shows what the tool can do; whether a physical system can deliver the measurement is a separate ArtiSense question.
Examples & validationA demo with a defined scope
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