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Plasmonics, Metasurfaces, and Metalenses using Ansys Optics Solutions

Date & Time: 23rd - 25th June , 2025
Venue: Indian Institute of Science
Sir C V Raman Avenue, Malleshwaram, Bengaluru, Karnataka, 560012

Overview

This three-day hands-on workshop at IISc introduces participants to cutting-edge optical simulations using Ansys Optics Solutions. It delves into the modeling of plasmonic nanoparticles, metasurfaces, and metalenses, combining theoretical foundations with practical simulations to equip researchers and engineers with advanced skills in photonics design and analysis.

Focused Industries

  • Aerospace & Defense
  • UAVs & Drones
  • Space Systems
  • Automotive (Autonomous Systems)
  • Research & Academia
  • Embedded Systems & Software Development

Who Should Attend

  • Aerospace and defense engineers
  • System architects and design engineers
  • R&D professionals in mission-critical systems
  • Radar and communication system developers
  • Embedded systems and software engineers
  • Digital engineering and MBSE practitioners
  • Academic researchers and educators in systems engineering

Key Highlights

  • In-depth introduction to plasmonics including Drude models, Surface Plasmon Polaritons (SPP), and LSPR (Localized Surface Plasmon Resonance).
  • Hands-on simulation sessions using Ansys Lumerical FDTD for scattering analysis, multipolar decomposition, and field profiling of nanostructures.
  • Exploration of metalens and metasurface technologies, with a focus on recent research developments and design methodologies.
  • Multiphysics workflow implementation for advanced optical components like structural color filters and eye-tracking systems using metalenses.
  • Industry insights and learning tools, featuring sessions on optics & photonics industry trends and the Ansys Learning Hub.

Agenda

Topics Covered
Speakers
Timings
Inauguration
09:00 AM - 09:30 AM
Break
09:30 AM - 10:00 AM
Optical properties of Noble Metals, Drude Sommerfield model, Drude Lorentz Model
Prof. Tapajyoti Das Gupta
Assistant professor - Indian Institute of Science, Bangalore
10:00 AM - 12:00 AM
Surface Plasmon Polariton (SPP)
LSPR and recent developments
12:00 PM - 01:00 PM
Break - 01:00 PM - 02:00 PM
Introduction of FDTD module, GUI and scripting environment
Susruta Narayan Chaudhury
Senior Application Engineer - CADFEM India
02:00 PM - 02:30 PM
Basics of scattering (Mie theory, extinction, absorption)
02:30 PM - 03:45 PM
Simulating Surface Plasmon Polaritons (SPP)
Multipolar decomposition analysis for nanoantennas
Break - 03:45 PM - 04:00 PM
Hands on Modelling: Setting up a plasmonic nanoparticle simulation extracting & analyzing scattering cross-section and field profiles
Susruta Narayan Chaudhury
Senior Application Engineer - CADFEM India
04:00 PM - 05:30 PM
Q&A
Topics Covered
Speakers
Timings
Metasurface-driven Terahertz Photonics: From Wavefronts Engineering to Light-Matter Interactions
Prof. Manukumara Manjappa
Assistant professor - Indian Institute of Science, Bangalore
09:00 AM - 09:30 AM
Break - 10:30 AM - 11:00 AM
Resonant Dielectric Metasurfaces for Nonlinear Photonic Application
Prof. Varun Raghunathan
Assistant professor - Indian Institute of Science, Bangalore
11:00 AM - 01:00 PM
Lunch Break - 01:00 PM - 02:00 PM
Introduction to Multiphysics workflow for Metalens simulation
Akankshya Panigrahi
Application Engineer - CADFEM India
02:00 PM - 02:30 PM
Small and Large scale metalens Simulation: Design methodology
02:30 PM - 03:45 PM
Break - 03:45 PM - 04:00 PM
Hands-on Modelling: Structural Color Filters using metasurface
Susruta Narayan Chaudhury
Senior Application Engineer - CADFEM India
04:00 PM - 05:30 PM
Q&A
Topics Covered
Timings
Speakers
Hands-on Session-How to make eye tracking optical system with a metalens
10:00 AM - 11:30 AM
Susruta Narayan Chaudhury
Senior Application Engineer - CADFEM India

Akankshya Panigrahi
Application Engineer - CADFEM India

Amarendranath Yatavakilla
Business Development Manager - CADFEM India
Break - 11:30 AM - 12:00 PM
Optics & Photonics Industry Growth
Introducing Ansys Learning Platform
Concluding remarks
12:00 PM - 01:00 PM
Lunch Break - 01:00 PM - 02:00 PM
Lab Visit
02:00 PM - 04:00 PM
CADFEM India
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