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Optiwave OptiBPM 12OptiBPM is a comprehensive CAD environment used for the design of complex optical waveguides. Perform guiding, coupling, switching, splitting, multiplexing, and demultiplexing of optical signals in photonic devices.Based on the Beam Propagation Method (BPM) of simulating light passage through any waveguide medium, OptiBPM allows designers to observe computer-simulated light field distribution and examine the radiation and the guided field, simultaneously. Reliably characterizing the beam facilitates computer-aided design of a variety of integrated and fiber optic guided wave problems. OptiBPM delivers significant new features, such as the ability to define and use anisotropic materials in layout designs and waveguide simulations. OptiBPM can improve design engineers’ productivity, reduce risk, and lower overall costs related to design of waveguide solutions. OptiBPM’s...

vpi transmission maker 9.5 VPItransmissionMaker™ Optical Systems accelerates the design of new photonic systems and subsystems for short-range, access, metro and long haul optical transmission systems and allows technology upgrade and component substitution strategies to be developed for existing fiber plants. The combination of a powerful graphical interface, a sophisticated and robust simulation scheduler and realistic simulation models together with flexible optical signal representations at different degrees of abstraction enables accurate and efficient modeling of any transmission system including bidirectional links, ring and mesh networks. Sampled signal modeling supports detailed simulation of the optical field in the time domain enabling, for instance, bit-error-rate estimation and eye-diagram analysis. Time-averaged signal representation facilitates efficient modeling of complex systems without the need to...

AGi32 18AGi32 is first and foremost, a Calculation tool for accurate photometric predictions: A technical tool that can compute illuminance in any situation, assist in luminaire placement and aiming, and validate adherence to any number of lighting criterion.However, there is so much more that can be done to enhance the understanding of photometric results. Visualization is extremely important to comprehend changes in luminance for different materials and surface properties and predict the effect of various luminaire designs in real-world, light and surface interaction. With the ability to see results clearly for an entire project, AGi32 becomes a mock-up substitute that can save time and money by creating a virtual model of a proposed design. It can reveal characteristics and effects...

LUCIDSHAPE 2.2LucidShape FunGeo LucidShape FunGeo is the ultimate tool to help you quickly and easily create reflector or lens geometry. It leverages proprietary algorithms that automatically calculate and construct optical geometries based on user-defined illuminance and intensity patterns. This unique, functional approach gives you the the freedom to focus on overall design objectives rather than the implementation details of complex optical components. LucidShape FunGeo includes modules to: Create reflectors for beam pattern with a sharp cutoff line Create profiled reflectors or refractors with an particular beam pattern Create automotive projector lamps Approximate or interpolate curves and surfaces Create surfaces with lighting or optical features Compensate ray deviations from curved lens surfaces GPUTrace GPUTrace™ Accelerate LucidShape illumination simulations with GPUTrace and...

Optiwave OptiSystem 14.0Key New Features Introduction of a new Cpp component and Cpp CoSimulation Visualizer to allow users to import or build their own customized C++ algorithms/components and directly co-simulate their customized models (using dynamic link libraries) with any other OptiSystem component. Universal DSP, Decision, QAM Sequence Generator and QAM Sequence Decoder components have been updated to support a broader range of modulation formats, including star and circular QAM constellation formats as well as 32-QAM, 128-QAM, and 256-QAM constellations. Enhancements have been made to the Multimode components library including the introduction of a new Spatial Demultiplexer component, improvements to the Erbium Doped MM Fiber, Ytterbium Doped MM Fiber, Measured-Index Multimode Fiber and Parabolic-Index Multimode Fiber amplifier and fiber models (for...

Zemax OpticStudio V16 SP2New tools tackle stray light and simulate more photoluminescent materials, plus mobility and usability improvements increase ease of use New stray light analysis tools help identify and block unwanted rays in optical systems and streamline stray light analysis to deliver accurate, consistent results faster. Optical engineers working on biomedical, automotive lighting, and other applications that use phosphors and fluorescent materials can now model a wider range of these materials. Usability improvements include faster rendering of analysis windows, and faster results in Layout plots and Shaded Model plots when modifying designs. Plus, you can now transfer your soft key license from one computer to another in two easy steps. This release includes the new Bernhard Halle Lens Catalog,...

BREAULT ASAP 2017ASAP NextGen, a product of more than 30 years of continuous development, is not only the next step in the evolution of the ASAP program, but a complete re-imagining of the ASAP environment. ASAP NextGen offers engineers and product designers a host of new features making it the easiest to use ASAP ever and greatly improving on the unmatched capability, flexibility, speed and accuracy for which ASAP has long been known. ASAP NextGen is a new paradigm in optical simulation software for predicting the real-world performance of automotive lighting, imaging systems, luminaires, lightpipes, bio-optic systems, medical devices, displays and coherent systems. ASAP NextGen Features Optics Manager A brand new easy-to-use interface presenting users with a familiar CAD-like tree...

CODE V SpecBuilder and SpecEvaluator ToolsCODE V version 11.0 introduces the CODE V SpecBuilder™ and SpecEvaluator™ tools. Optical system designers typically use a table of specifications and goals to describe the requirements and design objectives for an optical system. In CODE V, you can use the SpecBuilder tool to create a Specifications and Goals Table. At any point in your project cycle you can use the SpecEvaluator tool to evaluate your optical system against specs and goals to help ensure that a design meets specs, as well as to maintain continuity and consistency between design versions, multiple designers and design phases.SpecBuilder The simple, intuitive CODE V SpecBuilder tool lets you quickly build a complete set of optical design project specifications...

LightTools 8.5 LightTools: What\’s New LightTools 8.5 includes new and enhanced features for the design of optical components used in general lighting systems, freeform optics, light guides and backlit displays.Conformal Surface Receivers LightTools 8.5 introduces an expanded set of mapping options for surface receivers on non-planar surfaces, known collectively as conformal receivers. New in this version are spherical and UV mesh mapping options, which eliminate the need to project illuminance data collected on complex surfaces onto planar meshes, and make interpretation and optimization much easier. Designers can vary the number of bins in the mesh or set the desired bin size, and use the same filtering, analysis and optimization capabilities that exist for planar meshes. Conformal receivers can be particularly...

OPTIS SPEOS CAA V5 Based v2017 SPEOS is the only optical solution integrated in your CAD software: CATIA V5, NX, Creo, and SOLIDWORKS. You can thus seamlessly work with SPEOS at any stage of your design process to: Better understand and control the behavior of light in your product Easily improve your product to ensure its efficiency and compliance to standards The intuitive approach of the SPEOS interface, associated with its advanced features, makes it easy to use for experts as well as non-specialists in optics, in a wide range of industries. SPEOS is the most realistic solution to create and analyze innovative lighting systems. Simply create a virtual prototype of your system and quickly test many different possibilities, to...