Coupler2x2

class picazzo3.logical.coupler.cell.Coupler2x2

A logical 2x2 reciprocal waveguide coupler.

Transmissions and reflections and backcoupling can be set using the properties to arbitrary values without any enforcement of passivity.

Properties dealing with transmission: cross_coupling1, cross_coupling2, straight_coupling1, straight_coupling2 Properties dealing with reflection: reflection_in1, reflection_in2, reflection_out1, reflection_out2 Properties dealing with back coupling: back_coupling_in, back_coupling_out

The default behaviour of the coupler model assumes symmetry that allows the permutations (in_1 with in_2) and (out_1 with out_2) in the first place. If your component uses this symmetry, properties only have to be specified for in_1 and out_1, the ones relating to in_2 and out_2 will be assuming this symmetry.

In the second place the coupler model assumes symmetry that allows the permutation of output ports with input ports.

Parameters:

name: String that contains only ISO/IEC 8859-1 (extended ASCII py3) or pure ASCII (py2) characters

The unique name of the pcell

Other Parameters:

n_outputs: int and number > 0, locked

Number of output channels.

n_inputs: int and number > 0, locked

Number of input channels.