OptiOmega 2.0: 2.5D FEFD, Enhanced FDTD & Advanced Mode Solving for Photonic Integrated Circuit Design
OptiOmega 2.0 brings together three industry-relevant simulation engines — a Finite Difference Time Domain (FDTD) Electromagnetic Solver, a 2D/2.5D Finite Element Frequency Domain (FEFD) Solver, and a Vector Finite Difference (VFD) Mode Solver — into a single, highly automated workflow environment. Designed for photonic integrated circuit designers and researchers, OptiOmega accelerates simulation setup through intelligent templates, streamlined S-parameter generation from GDSII masks, and easy-to-configure parametric sweeps and optimizations — all accessible via Python scripting. New in version 2.0, the fast 2.5D FEFD engine offers a powerful way to explore and optimize designs before committing to more computationally intensive FDTD simulations, significantly reducing overall design cycle time.
What You’ll Discover:
OptiOmega 2.0’s New Features:
- Explore the new 2D/2.5D FEFD simulation engine and learn how it can rapidly generate results to guide optimization before transitioning to full FDTD simulations.
- Discover how the FDTD engine’s new CPU support serves as a reliable fallback when a GPU is unavailable or lacks sufficient memory, and how it enables local design validation before running larger, more expensive simulations on the cloud.
- Learn about the enhanced VFD Mode Solver and its new ability to solve for bend modes in waveguiding structures.
OptiOmega’s Core Capabilities:
- See how automated templates and GDSII mask import simplify simulation domain setup and accelerate S-parameter generation for photonic integrated circuit components.
- Find out how Python scripting enables seamless parametric sweeping and optimization across all simulation engines.
- Discover the connections between OptiOmega, OptiSPICE, and OptiSystem for a complete PIC design and analysis workflow.
Why Attend this Webinar:
- Witness the performance characterization of photonic integrated circuit devices using multiple simulation engines.
- Understand how the 2.5D FEFD engine enables fast design exploration and how to seamlessly transition to FDTD for final high-accuracy validation.
- Gain insights on how device-level simulations support the design of photonic integrated circuit chips, from compact model building to full chip-level analysis.
- Engage in a live Q&A session with specialists from Optiwave.