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Simplify the complexities of photonic component design by leveraging the power of seamless multiphysics workflows that accurately capture optical, electrical, thermal, and quantum interactions all within a unified design environment.
Ansys Lumerical Multiphysics
Photonics Component Simulation Software
Seamlessly design photonic components by capturing multiphysics effects encompassing optical, thermal, electrical, and quantum wells within a unified design environment.
PRECISION MEETS PHOTONIC INNOVATION
Optimize design early and accurately
Created for design engineering workflows, our intuitive product design software generates a fast user experience. Rapid design exploration includes detailed insight into real-world product performance. Live physics and accurate high-fidelity simulation combine into an easy-to-use interface that supports faster-time-to-market.
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Finite Element Design Environment
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Integrated Multiphysics Workflows
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Comprehensive Material Models
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Automation & Optimization
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Waveguide Solver (FEEM) -
Charge Transport Solver (CHARGE) -
Heat Transport Solver (HEAT)
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Multi Quantum Well Solver (MQW) -
3D Electromagnetic Solver (DGTD) -
Advanced Optimizations -
Comprehensive material models
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Import STL, GDSII, and STEP -
Automation API (Lumerical scripting language, Python and MATLAB) -
Foundry Compatible Automated Layer Builder
“We chose leading photonics simulation tool provider Ansys Lumerical as a partner in developing our first SOA compact model to bring our customers unparalleled design flexibility and confidence. The SOA gain block is the fundamental element to let engineers design custom lasers and amplification blocks tailored to their application, while saving time consuming fabrication cycles for initial prototypes.”
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Moritz Baier, Head of the Photonic InP Foundry Group at Fraunhofer HHI
“With the help of Ansys Lumerical with their optimization, scripting, and cloud support, we were able to optimize each and every component of our X8 circuit for unprecedented low-loss performance, compactness, and high manufacturing tolerance.”
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Blair Morrison, Lead of Integration at Xanadu
“Ansys Lumerical FDTD solutions paired with its cloud Accelerators allowed us to reduce insertion loss by more than 15% while significantly accelerating our design schedule.”
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Matteo Menotti, Quantum Photonics Engineer at Xanadu
“Lumerical FDTD solutions is an integral component of our research and development structure. The user-friendly layout allows for quick setup of short-term projects, while its scripting capabilities, documentation, and examples have enabled us to consistently and effectively advance our technology.”
Dr. Jordan Peckham, Avalon Holographics
“By using Lumerical FDTD solutions, we created highly accurate microcavity OLED models for fabrication from a set of custom scripts. Lumerical was instrumental in reducing both time and costs, and continues as the primary tool to execute our current, patented method for tuning optical structure of OLED.””
Dr. Jordan Peckham, Avalon Holographics
“We designed every nanometer of this metasurface using Ansys Lumerical FDTD + AWS + Python API while making it compatible with CMOS fabrication tolerances. Lumerical’s AWS solution allowed Lumotive to scale our design cycle by two to three orders of magnitude without additional cost or accuracy compromises.”
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Prasad Iyer, Senior LiDAR Engineer at Lumotive
“The capability to run large scale physical simulations using the mature and approximation free FDTD method gives us a new level of confidence at tape-out. Lumerical’s FDTD based HPC approach proved to be the fastest and most cost effective.”
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Yi Zhang, PIC Lead at Rockley
“Lumerical’s software has been invaluable to our research. Very useful features are being continuously added to maintain a market leading reputation.”
Dr. Jon Pugh at University of Bristol
March 2026
What's New
The 2026 R1 release of Ansys Lumerical Multiphysics enhances photonic design with Synopsys OptoCompiler integration, introduces PyLumerical for streamlined automation, and debuts a powerful VCSEL Design Tool.
OptoCompiler-Lumerical Synergy
Experience seamless photonic design with the Synopsys OptoCompiler-Lumerical synergy, featuring direct integration with Lumerical MODE, FDTD, and Multiphysics. Accelerate telecom and semiconductor innovation using advanced photonic component modeling and simulation, ensuring efficient, high-tech solutions tailored to your needs.
PyLumerical
Automate Lumerical tools seamlessly with PyLumerical, a Python-based solution. Fully compatible with the PyAnsys ecosystem, it integrates with FDTD, MODE, Multiphysics, INTERCONNECT, and other Ansys tools like Optislang and Speos, plus open-source Python libraries. Simplify workflows and enhance multiphysics simulations with this modern, efficient approach.
Vertical-Cavity Surface-Emitting Laser (VCSEL) Design Tool
The new VCSEL Design Tool in Ansys Lumerical multiphysics streamlines the creation of 3D cylindrical VCSEL structures, enabling simulations for cavity modes, beam profiles, gain alignment, and polarization effects. It integrates optical, electrical, quantum, and thermal analyses to deliver comprehensive insights, including LIV curves, near/far field profiles, and performance optimization.
CAPABILITIES
Multiphysics Photonic Component Design
The suite of solvers, seamless workflows, and features in Lumerical Multiphysics enable accurately capturing the interplay of physical effects in modeling passive and active photonic components.
Key Features
Design and optimize a wide range of photonic components.
- Flexible and seamless multiphysics simulation workflows
- Best-in-class analytic engines
- Interoperability for verification of layouts from EDA tools
- Automated foundry compatible geometry and material definition
- Both script-driven and GUI-based design
- Ansys Engineering Copilot
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