: Calculating short-circuit current density and solar absorption spectra. 4. Feature Requests and Software Updates
User: I'm simulating a 1D grating (period 500 nm, duty cycle 0.5, thickness 100 nm, Si on SiO₂). Plane wave source at normal incidence, wavelength range 400–800 nm. Transmission monitor placed after the structure.
The Lumerical Forum is an official community portal hosted by Ansys, designed specifically for users of Lumerical software, including: (Finite-Difference Time-Domain) MODE (Waveguide and Coupler Solver) CHARGE (Charge Transport Solver) HEAT (Heat Transport Solver) INTERCONNECT (Photonic Integrated Circuit Simulator) DGTD (Discontinuous Galerkin Time-Domain)
Direct interaction with Ansys experts to solve simulation challenges.
The Lumerical forum is an online, community-driven knowledge base hosted within the broader Ansys Innovation Space. It serves as a collaborative hub where researchers, students, and industry professionals discuss:
This area covers photonic integrated circuit (PIC) design. Users share compact model libraries (CMLs) and scripts for co-simulating electronics with photonics. A classic thread involves linking Lumerical’s INTERCONNECT with external EDA tools like Cadence or Synopsys.
Optimizing simulation speed and accuracy for complex geometries.
The Lumerical forum embodies the spirit of collaboration and innovation that is essential for advancing photonics and nanotechnology. By providing a platform for users to share, learn, and discuss, Lumerical not only supports its customers' immediate technical needs but also fosters a community that drives the field forward. As photonics continues to play a more significant role in our daily lives and technology, platforms like the Lumerical forum will be at the forefront, facilitating the exchange of ideas and accelerating innovation.
Hi everyone,
: The forum provides direct paths to pre-built templates for gratings, edge couplers, and metasurfaces, significantly reducing "time-to-result" for new projects. Fostering Global Innovation
The forum is categorized to help users find relevant information efficiently. For photonics, the primary area is: