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SiEPIC PDK for PhotonForge
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SiEPIC PDK for PhotonForge

• Host: GitHub
• URL: https://github.com/flexcompute/siepic-forge
• Owner: flexcompute
• License: mit
• Created: 2024-04-25T14:11:42.000Z (about 2 years ago)
• Default Branch: main
• Last Pushed: 2025-12-12T21:57:27.000Z (7 months ago)
• Last Synced: 2025-12-14T12:16:49.359Z (7 months ago)
• Language: Python
• Size: 1.3 MB
• Stars: 2
• Watchers: 2
• Forks: 0
• Open Issues: 0
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  • Readme: README.md
  • License: LICENSE

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# SiEPIC Forge

This python module implements the [SiEPIC EBeam

PDK](https://github.com/SiEPIC/SiEPIC_EBeam_PDK) PDK as components and

technology specification for

[PhotonForge](https://docs.flexcompute.com/projects/photonforge/)

## Installation

### Python interface

Installation via `pip`:

    pip install siepic-forge

### PhotonForge Web UI

1. [Download from PyPI](https://pypi.org/project/siepic-forge/#files) the

   latest wheel file: `imec_isipp200_ip_forge-*-py3-none-any.whl`.

2. In the PhotonForge web interface, upload that file to load the EBeam PDK.

## Usage

The simplest way to use the this PDK in PhotonForge is to set its technology as

default:

    import photonforge as pf

    import siepic_forge as siepic

    tech = siepic.ebeam()

    pf.config.default_technology = tech

The `ebeam` function creates a parametric technology and accepts a number of

parameters to fine-tune the technology.

PDK components are available through the `component` function, which takes a

component name as first argument. The list of component names is available as a

set `component_names`:

    print(siepic.component_names)

    

    pdk_component = siepic.component("ebeam_y_1550")

More information can be obtained in the documentation for each function:

    help(siepic.ebeam)

    help(siepic.component)

## Warnings

Please note that the 3D structures obtained by extrusion through this module's

technologies are a best approximation of the intended fabricated structures,

but the actual final dimensions may differ due to several fabrication-specific

effects. In particular, doping profiles are represented with hard-boundary,

homogeneous solids, but, in practice will present process-dependent variations

with smooth boundaries.

## Third-Party Licenses

- [`SiEPIC_EBeam_PDK`](https://github.com/SiEPIC/SiEPIC_EBeam_PDK)

  > This project is licensed under the terms of the MIT license.

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  > Copyright (c) 2016-2020, Lukas Chrostowski and contributors

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