Waveguide Blocks

This package contains a number of lumped components based on waveguides: bends, crossings, splitters. Generic waveguides themselves are defined as Trace Templates

We subdivide waveguide components in the following categories:

• Bends: Lumped waveguide bends.
• Splitters: Components that split the light in separate beams.
• Directional Couplers: Directional couplers consisting of parallel waveguides.
• Crossings: Waveguide crossings.
• Gratings: Inline waveguide gratings.
• Bundles: Waveguide bundles.
• Spirals: Spirals.
• Connectors: Waveguide connectors which take references to ports as input.4