Ansys Lumerical

Simulation of Photonic Components

Ansys Lumerical, a complete photonics simulation software solution, enables the design of photonics components, circuits, and systems. Device and system level tools work together seamlessly allowing designers to model interacting optical, electrical, and thermal effects. Flexible interoperability between products enables a variety of workflows that combine device multiphysics and photonic circuit simulation with third-party design automation and productivity tools. Python-based automation and flows for building and using compact models support the industry’s leading foundries.

The Ansys Lumerical Suite is made up of the following device level and system level tools:

• FDTD – Nanophotonic Devices
• MODE – Waveguides and Couplers
• CHARGE – Charge Transport Simulation
• DGTD – Nanophotonic solver with conformal mesh and time domain solver
• HEAT – Integrated thermal solver
• FEEM – Accurate waveguide modeling
• MQW – Quantum level simulation of atomically thin material
• STACK – Thin film, multilayer components
• RCWA – Simulation of Multilayer Periodic Photonic Structures
• INTERCONNECT – Photonic circuit modeler
• CML Compiler – Generates compact models
• Photonic Verilog-A Platform – plugin for Verilog-A solver

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Ansys Lumerical – Industry’s Leading Choice for Versatile and Scalable Photonic Design

Ansys Lumerical’s photonics simulation and design capabilities enable engineers to model nanophotonics devices, circuits, processes, and materials.

• Circuit-level Simulation
• Nanophotonic Component-Level Simulation
• 3D CAD Environment with Post-Processing Capabilities
• PDK Workflows
• Automation and Scripting Support
• Laser Workflows
• Photonic Inverse Design with lumopt
• Compact Model Generation