Photonic open source projects

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Layout: define the geometrical shapes that guide the light.

• gdspy based tools
  • gdsfactory
  • phidl
  • picwriter
  • gdshelpers
  • soen-pdk docs and code
• klayout
  • xsection, klayout-ipc, klayout-gadgets, lytest, lymask
  • zero-pdk
  • siepic-tools
  • siepic-ebeam-pdk
  • gds3xtrude
  • spicex: netlist extraction
  • simplify polygons
• masque
• epda
• nazca (freeware, not open source)
• Technology Specific:
  • Ayar cell generator
  • BerkeleyPhotonicsGenerator
  • qiskit-metal

Simulation: simulate how photons propagate, and optimize the geometrical shapes

• mode solver:

  • Finite Difference
    • modes
    • EMpy
    • philsol
    • pymode allows bends
      • wgms3d
  • Band structure
    • mpb

• component design:

  • FDTD
    • meep FDTD
      • meep ipkiss integration
    • emopt FDTD
    • Python 3D FDTD simulator
  • FDFD
    • spins FDFD on GPU
    • ceviche (2D only) FDTD and FDFD
    • jaxwell
  • EME
    • emepy
    • CAMFR
  • RCWA:
    • S4
  • SiPANN (neural networks for photonics component design)
  • inverse design
    • glonet: global optimization based on generative neural networks
    • wavetorch
    • lumopt
    • angler Frequency-domain photonic simulation and inverse design optimization for linear and nonlinear devices
  • ray tracing:
    • ray tracing
    • rayopt

• circuit simulator:

  • simphony (linear circuit solver)
  • sax
  • photontorch code
  • opics
  • SignalIntegrity (linear circuit simulation)
  • scikit-rf RF simulator

• system tools:

  • skidl: netlist formatting, writing, and reading

Control instruments in the lab

PyVISA allows you to control the lab instruments with python. As the backend you can use NI or PyVISA-py

• lightlab repo docs
• pyrolab
• instrumental
• pymeasure
• testing framework template
• pic-wafer
• laval python lab
• ubc automated pic-tester
• labrad

Data analysis

• ant
• dask

Tools summary

Here is a summary of the tools I use for Silicon Photonics design

Purpose	Tool
Layout generator	gdsfactory
Layout viewer	klayout
Mode solver	modes and mpb
FDTD	Meep
circuit simulation (photonics)	simphony
lab instrumentation	lightlab

Misc

• princeton notebooks
• javscript schematic editor code demo
• VLSI placement

System admin

• https://git.shivering-isles.com/shivering-isles/infrastructure
• https://github.com/awesome-selfhosted/awesome-selfhosted
• https://git.cloudron.io/cloudron

Documentation

• https://hackmd.io/: markdown collaborative notes
• https://docs.gitbook.com/content-editing/markdown
• https://github.com/joamatab/Gitbook-Template-Math
• https://hackmd.io/@joamatab/rJngxJudr#/