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RSoft Photonic Device Tools
Learn about our complete portfolio of simulators and optimizers for photonic device design, as well as our options and utilities.
Passive Device Components
RSoft CAD Environment™
The RSoft CAD Environment is the core program of the RSoft passive device tools and allows researchers and engineers to create systems for the design of waveguide devices and optical circuits.
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FullWAVE™ FDTD
FullWAVE FDTD is a highly sophisticated simulation tool based on the Finite-Difference Time-Domain (FDTD) method for studying the propagation of light in a wide variety of photonic structures.
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BeamPROP™ BPM
BeamPROP BPM is the industry-leading design tool based on the Beam Propagation Method (BPM) for the design and simulation of integrated and fiber-optic waveguide devices and circuits.
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DiffractMOD™ RCWA
DiffractMOD RCWA is a design and simulation tool for diffractive optical structures such as diffractive optical elements, subwavelength periodic structures, and photonic bandgap crystals.
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BandSOLVE™ PWE
BandSOLVE PWE is based on the Plane Wave Expansion (PWE) algorithm and is the first commercially available design tool to automate and simplify the modeling and calculation of photonic band structures for all photonic crystal devices.
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FemSIM™ FEM
FemSIM FEM is a generalized mode solver based on the Finite Element Method (FEM) and can be used to calculate any number of transverse or cavity modes of an arbitrary structure on a non-uniform mesh.
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GratingMOD™ CMT
GratingMOD CMT is a general design tool for analyzing and synthesizing complicated grating profiles in optical fibers and integrated waveguide circuits for a wide variety of photonic applications.
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ModePROP™ EME
ModePROP EME is an Eigenmode Expansion (EME) propagation tool that accounts for both forward and backward propagation and radiation modes.
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MetaOptic Designer
MetaOptic Designer automatically generates metalenses and metasurfaces for optimal design performance. Designers at all levels of expertise can create novel metalens designs quickly and easily.
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Active Device Components
LaserMOD™
LaserMOD is a photonic device tool designed to simulate the optical, electronic, and thermal properties of semiconductor lasers and similar active devices.
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Tapered Laser Utility™
The Tapered Laser Utility provides an efficient and accurate design tool for analyzing and optimizing tapered semiconductor laser diodes.
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Options & Utilities
LED Utility™
LED Utility accurately simulates next-gen LED structures and all materials. This utility simplifies common tasks and assists in the rigorous computation of extraction ratios and radiation patterns.
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Solar Cell Utility™
This utility provides an optical and electronic simulation solution for solar cell devices. Use this utility to aid in the computation of J-V curves, quantum efficiency spectra, and overall cell efficiency.
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Multi-Physics Utility™
This utility can be used in conjunction with any of the RSoft passive device tools. It provides a convenient interface for including disturbances of the refractive index profile of a structure in a simulation.
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MOST™
The Multi-Variable Optimization and Scanning Tool (MOST) is an exciting solution to the critical problem of design optimization for photonic devices.
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