Photonic open source projects

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
• ayar labs
• masque
• epda
• nazca (freeware, not open source)

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

• mode solvers:

  • modesolverpy
  • empy (mode solver)
  • mpb
  • pymode -wgms3d

• component design:

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

• circuit simulator:

  • simphony (linear circuit solver)
  • photontorch code
  • opics

• system tools:

  • skidl: netlist formatting, writing, and reading
  • scikit-rf RF simulator

Control instruments in the lab

• instrumental
• lightlab
• pymeasure
• pic-wafer
• laval python lab
• ubc automated pic-tester
• labrad

Data analysis

• ant
• dask

Other interesting links

• 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#/