Title :
Time Domain Simulation of Optical Interconnect Systems using Genetic Algorithms
Author_Institution :
EMC Technol. Center, Zuken GmbH, Paderborn
Abstract :
The bandwidth of interconnect systems can be increased by making use of optical multimode waveguides. The design of electrical-optical interconnect systems requires special simulation techniques. This paper presents a new approach for faster time domain simulation of signal transmission along optical multimode interconnects; a genetic algorithm (GA) can be used to perform an efficient piecewise approximation of the step response of the waveguide by employing a few exponential functions. The use of a semi-analytical recursive convolution method decreases the overall computation time
Keywords :
approximation theory; genetic algorithms; optical interconnections; optical waveguides; time-domain analysis; electrical-optical interconnect systems; genetic algorithms; optical interconnect systems; optical multimode interconnects; optical multimode waveguides; piecewise approximation; recursive convolution method; signal transmission; time domain simulation; Circuit simulation; Convolution; Genetic algorithms; Integrated circuit interconnections; Nonlinear optics; Optical interconnections; Optical receivers; Optical transmitters; Optical waveguides; Sampling methods;
Conference_Titel :
Signal Propagation on Interconnects, 2006. IEEE Workshop on
Conference_Location :
Berlin, Germany
Print_ISBN :
1-4244-0455-x
Electronic_ISBN :
1-4244-0455-x
DOI :
10.1109/SPI.2006.289148
