Levitan S.P. – TechConnect Briefs

Computational Prototyping of an RF MEMS Switch using Chatoyant

Bails M., Martinez J.A., Levitan S.P., Avdeev I., Lovell M., Chiarulli D.M., University of Pittsburgh, US

In this paper we demonstrate the capabilities of our system-level CAD tool, Chatoyant, to model and simulate an RF MEMS switch. Chatoyant is a mixed signal, multi-domain CAD tool that can be used to design [...]

System-Level Optical Interface Modeling for Microsystems

Kurzweg T.P., Sharma A.S, Bhat S.K., Levitan S.P., Chiarulli D.M., Drexel University, US

In this paper, we present an accurate and computationally efficient system-level optical propagation technique suitable for the modeling of optical interfaces. Our technique is based on extensions to the angular spectrum technique used to solve [...]

System Level Simulation of Mixed-signal Multi-domain Microsystems with Piecewise Linear Behavioral Models

Kurzweg T.P., Levitan S.P., Davare A.J., Kahrs M., Chiarulli D.M., University of Pittsburgh, US

The creation of simulation tools for mixed-signal, multi-domain (MSMD) systems is challenging because these systems span the physical domains of electronics, photonics, fluidics, and mechanics, as well as multiple orders of magnitude in both time [...]

System Level Simulation of Mixed-signal Multi-domain Microsystems with Piecewise Linear Behavioral Models

Kurzweg T.P., Levitan S.P., Davare A.J., Kahrs M., Chiarulli D.M., University of Pittsburgh, US

The creation of simulation tools for mixed-signal, multi-domain (MSMD) systems is challenging because these systems span the physical domains of electronics, photonics, fluidics, and mechanics, as well as multiple orders of magnitude in both time [...]

An Efficient Optical Propagation Technique for Optical MEM Simulation

Kurzweg T.P., Levitan S.P., Martinez J.A., Kahrs M., Chiarulli D.M., University of Pittsburgh, US

As designers become more aggressive in introducing optical components into micro-systems, additional capabilities are required for modeling and simulation tools. Common optical modeling techniques are not applicable for most optical micro-systems, and techniques that are [...]

Optical Propagation Methodologies for Optical MEM Systems

Kurzweg T.P., Levitan S.P., Martinez J.A., Marchand P.J., Shomsky M.T., Chiarulli D.M., University of Pittsburgh, US

In this paper, we examine optical propagation techniques for modeling and simulating optical MEM systems. We determine an appropriate technique through studying two criteria: the requirements established by the physical properties of these systems and [...]

CAD for Opto-Electronic Microsystems

Kurzweg T.P., Levitan S.P., Marchand P.J., Prough K.R., Chiarulli D.M., University of Pittsburgh, US

The use of MEMs technology has enabled the fabrica-tion of micro-optical and micro-electro-mechanical systems on a common substrate. This has led to new challenges in computer aided design of optical micro-electro-mechanical systems. We have extended [...]