<title>Modeling optoelectronic devices for simulation by means of element stamps</title>

Abstract

This paper describes an approach to the simulation of optoelectronic integrated circuits based on the development of so-called element stamps for the models of optoelectronic devices. Using stamps, lumped-constant device models can be easily integrated in a simulator, and built-in models greatly reduce the computational effort required for simulation, as compared to user-provided models written in a Hardware Description Language. As an example, the derivation of the stamp representing a quantum-well laser is described in detail, and numerical simulation results are presented.

A compact model for electroosmotic flows in microfluidic devices

“…Microfluidic designers, who would like to quickly explore the design space before a device is fabricated, need design tools that are much faster compared to detailed numerical simulators. Compact models can be enormously useful to microfluidic designers to quickly evaluate new design concepts as they are simplified models, very fast compared to detailed numerical simulators, and yet they are accurate enough to capture the basic physical characteristics [4][5][6]. As compact models can be easily integrated into readily available circuit design software, compact models for microfluidic devices can enable seamless and rapid integration of microfluidic devices with micromechanical, microelectronic and other components on a chip [7,8].…”