Ansys Optics provides a comprehensive suite of simulation tools for designing, optimizing, and verifying optical systems. These tools are supported by world-class customer service and enable designers to accelerate the development of advanced optical products. With a range of high-fidelity physics solvers, Ansys Optics offers intuitive workflows for precise design across different scales, from nano to macro. This allows for the creation of diverse optical applications with improved performance, reliability, and yield.
Best in class tools for analyzing and optimizing 3D active and passive photonic componets
Best in class tools for analyzing and optimizing 3D active and passive photonic componets
Our platform excels in simulating opto-electronic devices, processes, and materials at the nano-scale. By solving Maxwell's equations in the time domain, we offer a robust solution across a broad spectrum region, ensuring reliability and accuracy. It's great for designing all sort of optoelectronic active and passive and materials. Plus, it gives accurate results across different light wavelengths. Also, it comes with tools that make it easier to write scripting, analyze results, and make designs better.
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Waveguide simulation: MODE Unleashes Precision in Waveguide and Coupler Modeling
Finite difference eigen mode method for wave guide modeling
Ansys Mode is a powerful simulation tool that tackles the complexities of photonics with precision and efficiency. By solving Maxwell's equations in the single frequency domain, it offers a comprehensive understanding of light behavior within waveguides and couplers. Its robust capabilities extend to accommodating large planar structures and lengthy propagation paths, ensuring accurate analysis across diverse scenarios. With bi-directional propagation, Mode accurately simulates guided light movement, capturing multiple reflections along the propagation direction for thorough insight. Additionally, its flexibility in handling variable device cross-sections enables detailed exploration of design variations. Through modal analysis, Mode delves deep into the modal behavior of photonics components, providing invaluable insights for optimizing performance and enhancing design efficiency.
VIEW PRODUCT Empower Your Semiconductor Designs:Enabaling mutiphysics simulation for semiconductor devices
Advanced Simulation for Optimal Charge Transport in optoelectrnic semiconductor devices.
Ansys Charge stands as a cornerstone in semiconductor device design, offering unparalleled capabilities in electrical simulation.it adeptly solves the intricate 2D and 3D finite element Poisson and drift-diffusion equations, providing a detailed understanding of charge transport phenomena within semiconductor materials. What sets Ansys Charge apart is its holistic approach, integrating both electrical and optical stimulus into its simulations. This allows engineers to explore the interplay between electrical and optical effects, crucial for developing advanced optoelectronic devices. Moreover, Ansys Charge streamlines the simulation process with automated finite element mesh generation, adapting seamlessly to complex electrical and optical profiles.
VIEW PRODUCT Powerful 3D Heat Transfer Simulation: Handling Conductive, Convective, Radiative Effects, and More!
Simulate heat transfer in solid state devices by solving heat trasnport equation .
Ansys Heat has focus on doing thermal analysis,providing robust solution for heat transfer in solid materials.Leveraging advanced algorithms, it tackles the intricate 2D and 3D finite element heat transport equations, offering detailed insights into thermal behavior across various geometries. Ansys Heat goes beyond traditional heat transfer simulations by offering coupling with Ohm's Law, allowing for the comprehensive analysis of electrical-thermal interactions in devices. Additionally, Ansys Heat streamlines the simulation process with automated finite element generation, seamlessly adapting to imported heat profiles and ensuring accurate representation of thermal phenomena.
VIEW PRODUCT Unraveling Photonic Complexity using DGTD: Accurate modeling of light propagation, scattering, and absorption within the most intricate photonic structures.
Simulate optical absorption, transmission,scattering for complex arbitary shape geometry .
The 2D/3D finite element Discontinuous Galerkin Time Domain (DGTD) solver stands at the forefront of electromagnetic simulation, offering unparalleled accuracy and efficiency. With its advanced capabilities, it enables the comprehensive analysis of electromagnetic phenomena across a broad spectrum of frequencies. Supported by broadband multi-coefficient material models, users can accurately represent the complex behavior of various materials, ensuring realistic simulation results.
VIEW PRODUCT In depth analysis of mode profiles, dispersion and optical loss particularly effective for studying complex geometries and material configurations.
Modelling dispersive waveguide using finite element analysis.
This tool delivers precise outcomes for curved waveguide shapes and other complex geometries, thanks to its advanced capabilities. With higher-order mesh polynomials, it offers superior performance scalability, ensuring efficiency even with intricate structures. Users can easily model spatially varying index perturbations for electro-optic and thermo-optic analysis.
VIEW PRODUCT Revolutionizing Photonic IC: Unleash Next-Gen Innovation with Lumerical Interconnect, Seamlessly Integrating Foundry-Driven Platforms for Efficient, Customizable Photonic IC Design and Packaging,and Connectivity.
Design and simulte Photonic IC and optical network system.
Interconnect offers a user-friendly interface with a vast library of basic and foundry-specific elements for schematic design. Users can incorporate measured data and component-level simulations to create and update calibrated Compact Model Libraries effectively. Additionally, it supports the publication of foundry Process Design Kits (PDKs) and seamlessly integrates with other popular EDA and PDA tools. With statistical capabilities like Monte Carlo and corner analyses, it ensures comprehensive design validation and optimization
VIEW PRODUCT Revolutionizing Photonic IC: Unleash Next-Gen Innovation with Lumerical Interconnect, Seamlessly Integrating Foundry-Driven Platforms for Efficient, Customizable Photonic IC Design and Packaging,and Connectivity.
Explore band strcuture,gain, sponteneous emission and complex index in MQW structures
This tool conducts fully coupled quantum mechanical band structure calculations using the k.p method, ensuring accurate analysis of semiconductor materials. Integrated with INTERCONNECT, it facilitates the creation of advanced laser models, incorporating tuning and external feedback effects for comprehensive simulations. Its material library encompasses common III-V semiconductors, and it automatically generates models for fractional semiconductor alloys, streamlining the design process for semiconductor devices.
VIEW PRODUCT Design & Optimization of lens stack with mechanical Tolerancing analysis at a component level
Lens stack desing and optimization
This tool conducts fully coupled quantum mechanical band structure calculations using the k.p method, ensuring accurate analysis of semiconductor materials. Integrated with INTERCONNECT, it facilitates the creation of advanced laser models, incorporating tuning and external feedback effects for comprehensive simulations. Its material library encompasses common III-V semiconductors, and it automatically generates models for fractional semiconductor alloys, streamlining the design process for semiconductor devices.
VIEW PRODUCT System level Optical Simulation and analysis
Optical analysis Software
Ansys Speos is a powerful software suite designed for the design and validation of optical systems. It offers a scripting interface that allows users to replicate actions from the user interface, such as source creation and simulation result analysis, which can automate repetitive tasks. Speos also features direct modeling capabilities, enabling quick geometry definition without the complexity of traditional CAD software, making it accessible for non-CAD experts
VIEW PRODUCTAccurate and quick fluid flow behaviour for single phase flows for static and moving systems. Ansys Discovery's live solver delivers instant feedback on pressure, velocity, and flow patterns — enabling engineers to iterate on fluid designs without waiting for batch CFD runs.
Physics driven optimisation of design enabling the best design in seconds rather than hours or days. Define load cases, boundary conditions, and manufacturing constraints, then let Discovery automatically generate the most structurally efficient geometry for your component.
Real time feedback of heat and fluid transport subject to any input change in seconds. Engineers can instantly understand how design modifications affect temperature distribution and cooling performance, making thermal management decisions at the earliest stages of product development.
Rapidly creating and editing geometry within a live simulation environment. Ansys Discovery's direct modelling tools let engineers push, pull, and manipulate 3D geometry interactively — with physics updating in real time so every design change is instantly validated.
Evaluation and placement of antennas through simulation insights using the fast GPU solver. Understand electromagnetic field behaviour, antenna radiation patterns, and signal interference early in the design cycle — reducing costly re-spins during prototype and validation phases.
Exploring the design space to choose the most optimum design by understanding the tradeoffs. Run automated sweeps across geometry dimensions, material properties, and loading conditions to build a comprehensive understanding of your product's behaviour before committing to a final design.
State of the art geometry cleaning and defeaturing capability enabling simulation ready CAD generation in minutes rather than hours. SpaceClaim's task-based tools automatically detect and repair dirty geometry, remove small features, and extract midsurfaces — eliminating the manual bottleneck between CAD and solver.
Easy to use and powerful tools to convert complex scanned mesh data to CAD. Import point cloud or STL scan data and use SpaceClaim's facet modelling capabilities to create clean, editable solid geometry — ideal for legacy parts, organic shapes, and as-built component documentation.
Creating parts and assemblies very easily using SpaceClaim's direct modelling approach. Without the constraints of feature-based history trees, engineers can rapidly sketch concepts, build assemblies, and make design changes at any stage — keeping the focus on innovation rather than CAD mechanics.
Automated tools available to quickly repair and heal complex, corrupt surfaces in CAD. SpaceClaim can stitch open surfaces, fill gaps, remove self-intersections, and simplify over-complex geometry — producing manufacturing-ready models that pass downstream validation checks first time.
Adjust thickness, bend allowance etc., convert 3D CAD to unfolded layouts. SpaceClaim's sheet metal tools let engineers define material properties, K-factors, and bend radii to produce accurate flat patterns — directly feeding manufacturing drawings and cutting/forming programmes.
Analyse corrupt and dirty surfaces to create optimised models for 3D printing. SpaceClaim automatically detects non-manifold geometry, holes, and thin walls that would cause print failures — and provides tools to repair, hollow, and lattice-fill parts for optimal additive manufacturing outcomes.
ANSYS 3D DESIGN RESOURCES & EVENTS
Learn how to effectively prepare and simplify CAD geometry using Ansys SpaceClaim to accelerate meshing and improve solver performance across structural and fluid simulations.
REQUEST TECHNICAL PAPER This paper explores topology optimisation strategies within Ansys Discovery, covering setup, load case definition, and interpretation of results for lightweight structural components.
REQUEST TECHNICAL PAPER A practical guide to importing, repairing, and translating geometry from CATIA, SolidWorks, NX, STEP, and IGES formats into Ansys SpaceClaim without loss of design intent.
REQUEST TECHNICAL PAPERAnsys Lumerical's powerful tools simulate how light moves in waveguides and photonic components, helping engineers design them accurately. It shows how these components behave and lets users optimize them for better performance. deals with various photonic com
Speos simulates the optical performance and evaluates the final illumination effect based on human vision capabilities, which can be deployed in virtual reality for a fully immersive review experience Speos simulates the optical performance and evaluates the final illumination effect based on human vision capabilities, which can be deployed in virtual reality for a fully immersive review experience Speos can simulate and assess camera and lidar raw signals in a driving environment, enabling sensor layout on vehicles and evaluating the impact of design versions on sensor perception at an early stage
Ansys 3D Design is a suite of tools — including SpaceClaim and Discovery — that lets engineers create, modify, and simulate 3D geometry directly within the Ansys simulation environment, eliminating the need to switch between separate CAD and analysis packages.
Licensed users can download Ansys SpaceClaim and Discovery through the Ansys Customer Portal. Contact CADFEM APAC to obtain a licence or request a free trial for evaluation.
Download the installer from the Ansys Customer Portal, run the setup wizard, and enter your licence server details. Detailed system requirements and step-by-step guides are available in the Ansys Installation Guide included with the download.
Ansys offers free self-paced courses on Ansys Learning Hub, along with official documentation and video tutorials. CADFEM APAC also provides instructor-led training tailored to your industry and workflow.
Use File → Save As to export geometry in formats such as STEP, IGES, ACIS, Parasolid, STL, and more. SpaceClaim also supports direct export to downstream Ansys solvers via Workbench.
Ansys Discovery generates an automatic mesh in real time as you run simulations. For refined control, switch to Refine Mode where you can define mesh sizing, inflation layers, and element types before solving.
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