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Optiwave software can be used in different industries and applications, including Fiber Optic Communication, Sensing, Pharma/Bio, Military & Satcom, Test & Measurement, Fundamental Research, Solar Panels, Components / Devices, etc..
OptiOmega is a collection of products specialized for photonic integrated circuit simulation. It automates the design flow for
generating compact models from device level simulations. The software package includes two solvers that can be used via
Python scripting: Vector Finite Difference (VFD) Mode Solver and Finite Difference Time Domain (FDTD) Electromagnetic Solvers.
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Optiwave software can be used in different industries and applications, including Fiber Optic Communication, Sensing, Pharma/Bio, Military & Satcom, Test & Measurement, Fundamental Research, Solar Panels, Components / Devices, etc..
OptiOmega is a collection of products specialized for photonic integrated circuit simulation. It automates the design flow for
generating compact models from device level simulations. The software package includes two solvers that can be used via
Python scripting: Vector Finite Difference (VFD) Mode Solver and Finite Difference Time Domain (FDTD) Electromagnetic Solvers.
Download our 30-day Free Evaluations, lab assignments, and other freeware here.Â
Can the design system take into account the mechanical aspects of an optical design?
E.g. for infra red when using reflective objects and passing through lenses.
Thanks.
You can simulate the effect of lenses and reflective objects, but laying out free space mechanical devices in a CAD environment (if this is what you mean) is out of the scope of Optiwave software.
Let me know if this answered your question. I’m not exactly sure what you mean by mechanical aspects.
Thanks
Thanks for the answer Damian.
It sounds like we could use the software as we use an aluminium surface for reflection, then the IR passes through a lens.
So can the properties of the materials be allowed for?
Steve.
Hi,
Yes! For example the Aluminum layer (thin film) would be modeled as a very large and lossy refractive index similar to the example in the link below:
http://refractiveindex.info/legacy/?wavelength=2.0000E%2B02
You will just have to be careful to choose the appropriate mesh size, since the large index of refraction will shorten the effective wavelength considerably.
Cheers
Hi Damian,
That’s great info.
Thank you.