OptiSystem 23.0 — Expanding Photonics Design with FSO, Sensor Applications and more Machine Learning Tools
Latest release introduces new components, enhances existing features, and expands the example library for comprehensive optical system design.
OTTAWA, CANADA – Novermber 6, 2025 – Optiwave is excited to announce the release of OptiSystem 23.0, featuring powerful new components, faster simulations, and enhanced integration for optical communications, LiDAR, free-space optics applications (FSO) and optical sensor.
This major update continues Optiwave’s mission to empower researchers, engineers, and educators with next-generation design capabilities for photonic systems — from fiber sensors and UAV links to high-speed transmission and integrated circuits.
What’s New in OptiSystem 23.0:
New Components
- Universal Phi-OTDR Sensor – Model Rayleigh-based vibration sensing for distributed optical fiber sensors.
- Digital Pre-Emphasis (DPE) Filter – Compensate for bandwidth limitations in high-speed optical and electrical links.
- LiDAR Signal Processor & Target – Design advanced LiDAR systems using ToF, phase-shift, or FMCW techniques.
- UAV Channel – Simulate free-space optical links between ground and UAVs considering scintillation and beam wandering.
- Optical & Electrical Random Number Generators – Generate random signal parameters for advanced modeling.
- Enhanced Machine Learning Tool – Train single-parameter optical models alongside multilevel eye-diagram analysis.
Enhanced Features
- PAM4 & PAM8 Support for BER and SER statistical analysis.
- Accelerated FSO Calculations and improved optical S-Parameter performance for PIC characterization.
- Python 3.12 Integration with user-defined library support.
- Improved Main Layout & SDK with new global parameter synchronization and noise-iteration control.
- Expanded Example Library, including new LiDAR, Phi-OTDR, PAM4/PAM8, and RNG system designs.
Experience the Future of Optical System Design
OptiSystem 23.0 redefines simulation flexibility and accuracy across communications, sensing, and photonic integration — helping users accelerate research and innovation in modern photonics.
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About Optiwave Systems Inc.
Optiwave (www.optiwave.com) is a leading provider of engineering design software products for photonic, biophotonic, and system design engineers. Optiwave provides a comprehensive variety of optical component and system design tools to thousands of leading high-technology businesses and academic institutions. An established community of engineers and scientists in over seventy countries supports Optiwave’s hallmark of achievements in Canadian business for 30 years.