Ansys Lumerical FDTD
Photonic 구성 요소 시뮬레이션

Faster simulations with the finite-difference time-dDomain (FDTD) method utilizing multiple GPUs. 

• Momentum advancements - 23R2 GPU Express Mode [2023 R2], 24R1 Single node GPU acceleration and multi-GPU vRAM capacity [2024 R1]
• Single node acceleration
• Larger model memory
• Local or remote on-premise/cloud

Enhanced FDTD simulations with GPU support for photonic lattice matrices (PLM), including Bloch and Periodic Boundary Conditions (BCs). GPU is as accurate as CPU

• Periodic BC for normal incidence
• Bloch BC for oblique incidence and complex field current
• Compatible with Multi-GPUmulti-GPU acceleration
• Periodic BC for normal incidence
• Bloch BC for oblique incidence and complex field current
• Compatible with multi-GPU acceleration

Accessibility of Lumerical on Microsoft Azure, offering scalable cloud resources for simulations. Configure a virtual desktop.

• Bring your own Azure subscription
• Map local disk drives/One Drive to share project files
• Virtual machine with full Lumerical suite and Azure hardware scalability - CPU, GPU, and parallel simulations

Tools and features for designing co-packaged optics, enabling integration of photonic and electronic components in a single package.

• Interoperable workflows enable engineers to accurately account for both nano-scale and macro-scale optical effects
• Automated optimization workflows for both grating coupler and edge coupler to fiber coupling 
• Robust analysis and tolerancing against fiber misalignment and manufacturing variations 

Enhancements to the design process for CMOS image sensors, optimizing performance through advanced algorithms.  

• LumOpt, the Lumerical Python API optimization framework for PID through adjoint method.
• Enables inverse design of color router metasurface for CMOS image sensors with improved efficiency and minimized crosstalk

Refined rigorous coupled-wave analysis (RCWA) solver for better accuracy and speed in simulating periodic structures. 

• New Li factorization option offers faster convergence of 1D metal gratings.
• New index preview in RCWA - refractive index profile can be previewed before running the simulation
• New and improved memory estimate and reports