INTEGRATED HEATER WITH OPTIMIZED SHAPE FOR OPTICAL BENCHES
An optical bench may include an integrated heater. The integrated heater may include a substrate and a heating element disposed onto the substrate. The heating element may include at least one electrical trace. The integrated heater may be associated with a non-monolithic shape configured to cause the heating element to heat an optical device disposed in proximity to the optical bench with a temperature gradient of less than a threshold. The integrated heater may be disposed onto at least one of a surface of the optical bench or a surface of an optical component of the optical device.
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21 . A method for optimizing a shape of an integrated heater of an optical bench of an optical device, comprising:
determining, by a device and based on a set of components of the optical device, a set of design criteria;
determining, by the device and based on the set of design criteria, a set of optimization parameters for determining a target heater configuration;
performing, by the device and based on the set of optimization parameters, an optimization procedure to alter an initial heater configuration to determine the target heater configuration; and
enabling, by the device and based on performing the optimization procedure, manufacture of the integrated heater with the target heater configuration.
22 . The method of claim 21 , wherein the target heater configuration comprises a non-monolithic shape for the integrated heater.
23 . The method of claim 21 , wherein the target heater configuration is configured to cause the integrated heater to heat optical components with a temperature gradient less than a threshold.
24 . The method of claim 21 , wherein performing the optimization procedure comprises:
selecting a type of integrated heater based on the set of design criteria.
25 . The method of claim 24 , wherein the type of integrated heater comprises a variable watt-density type of integrated heater.
26 . The method of claim 24 , wherein the set of design criteria comprises one or more of:
a size constraint,
a cost constraint, or
a manufacturability constraint.
27 . The method of claim 21 , wherein performing the optimization procedure comprises:
executing a finite element analysis model to optimize one or more geometric variables.
28 . The method of claim 27 , further comprising:
optimizing the finite element analysis model based on a variable watt-density for the integrated heater.
29 . The method of claim 27 , wherein performing the optimization procedure further comprises:
determining a thermal computational fluid dynamics model for the optical device; and
cross-correlating results of executing the finite element analysis model with the thermal computational fluid dynamics model to determine whether the set of design criteria is satisfied.
30 . A device, comprising:
one or more memories; and
one or more processors, coupled to the one or more memories, configured to:
determine, based on a set of components of an optical device, a set of design criteria;
determine, based on the set of design criteria, a set of optimization parameters for determining a target heater configuration for an optical bench of the optical device;
perform, based on the set of optimization parameters, an optimization procedure to alter an initial heater configuration to determine the target heater configuration; and
enable, based on performing the optimization procedure, manufacture of an integrated heater with the target heater configuration.
31 . The device of claim 30 , wherein the target heater configuration comprises a non-monolithic shape for the integrated heater.
32 . The device of claim 30 , wherein the target heater configuration is configured to cause the integrated heater to heat optical components with a temperature gradient less than a threshold.
33 . The device of claim 30 , wherein the one or more processors, to perform the optimization procedure, are configured to:
select a type of integrated heater based on the set of design criteria.
34 . The device of claim 33 , wherein the type of integrated heater comprises a variable watt-density type of integrated heater.
35 . The device of claim 33 , wherein the set of design criteria comprises one or more of:
a size constraint,
a cost constraint, or
a manufacturability constraint.
36 . The device of claim 30 , wherein the one or more processors, to perform the optimization procedure, are configured to:
execute a finite element analysis model to optimize one or more geometric variables.
37 . The device of claim 36 , wherein the one or more processors are further configured to:
optimize the finite element analysis model based on a variable watt-density for the integrated heater.
38 . The device of claim 36 , wherein the one or more processors, to perform the optimization procedure, are configured to:
determine a thermal computational fluid dynamics model for the optical device; and
cross-correlate results of executing the finite element analysis model with the thermal computational fluid dynamics model to determine whether the set of design criteria is satisfied.
39 . A non-transitory computer-readable medium storing a set of instructions, the set of instructions comprising:
one or more instructions that, when executed by one or more processors of a device, cause the device to:
determine, based on a set of components of an optical device, a set of design criteria;
determine, based on the set of design criteria, a set of optimization parameters for determining a target heater configuration;
perform, based on the set of optimization parameters, an optimization procedure to alter an initial heater configuration to determine the target heater configuration; and
enable, based on performing the optimization procedure, manufacture of an integrated heater with the target heater configuration.
40 . The non-transitory computer-readable medium of claim 39 , wherein the target heater configuration comprises a non-monolithic shape for the integrated heater.