Computer-aided design of free-space optoelectronic interconnection (FSOI) systems

New research in optoelectronic devices, which have made it practical to use optoelectronics in computing and communications systems, as well as the need for these systems to support higher information capacities has brought about a growing need for design and analysis tools for optoelectronic systems. While there are many research groups developing new and exciting optoelectronic devices, the integration of these devices into practical systems has been slow to follow. The reason for this lag is that researchers who design systems need to be able to evaluate how these new devices can be used to make components, and then how these components can be used to build systems. By having tools for effectively evaluating new designs based on new devices, system designers will be able to evaluate possible designs, and give feedback to materials and devices researchers for improved components.