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The laserfocusworld.com Software & Accessories channel features articles and other content that discuss lens and optical design software programs, as well as the parts, accessories, and “add-ons” for setting up, running, and maintaining photonics systems.

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FIGURE 1. Schematic illustration of the PSR (a), simulated mode conversion efficiencies at the top and bottom waveguides with TE0 mode as the input (b), and simulated mode conversion efficiencies at the top and bottom waveguides with TM0 mode as the input (c) are shown. The insets show the field intensity plots.

Software & Accessories

Breaking time barriers: Millimeter-scale photonic simulations in minutes

Tom Chen

Sept. 20, 2023

Two case studies demonstrate the transformative impact of advanced parallel computing on the field of computational electromagnetics.

Software & Accessories

Simulation and modeling for quantum photonics

Ivan Nikitski

June 14, 2023

Ivan Nikitski, EPIC’s Photonics Technology program manager, talks to Mirella Koleva, CEO and cofounder of Quantopticon, makers of simulation software to streamline the design ...

FIGURE 1. The metal-dielectric interface in a plane at y = 0. This system supports SPPs propagating in the x direction and exponentially decaying in the y direction.

Software & Accessories

Simulation of surface plasmon polaritons

Bjorn Sjodin

March 10, 2023

The hunt is on for better plasmonic designs, and optical simulation software will play an important role.

FIGURE 1. At the end of the fiber, the output field is no longer the same as the input field. To absorb the outgoing wave, a general absorbing artificial material is used (aka a perfectly matched layer).

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Full-wave multiphysics simulation of optical fibers

Yosuke Mizuyama

July 25, 2022

Full-wave multiphysics simulations for optical fibers require sophisticated modeling and simulation techniques.

NSA’s Utah Data Center is said to store data for future decryption.

Software & Accessories

Quantum-safe cryptography on the horizon

Andreas Thoss

March 7, 2022

Can quantum computers crack secure data transmission? Not yet, but encryption technology is already prepared for that day.

FIGURE 3. 4D image of a dividing cell that was detected by Aivia in a feedback loop with LAS X from Leica Microsystems.

Bio&Life Sciences

How AI and other microscopy advances answer complex life science questions

Luciano Lucas

Nov. 7, 2023

Software & Accessories

Motion control platform offers machine setup configuration wizard

LFW Staff

Nov. 5, 2023

Software & Accessories

Alignment adapter available for line scan cameras

LFW Staff

Nov. 2, 2023

Software & Accessories

Adhesive for automotive lighting is resistant to yellowing

LFW Staff

Oct. 30, 2023

Software & Accessories

Pan-tilt rotation system offers maximum speed of 10 rpm

LFW Staff

Oct. 28, 2023

A pan-tilt rotation system offers a maximum speed of 10 rpm for use with small optics and sensors.

Software & Accessories

Web-based thin-film design software program available

LFW Staff

Oct. 21, 2023

Thinoxide is a free, web-based software that provides a graphical implementation of the thin-film transfer-matrix method for prototyping interference-based structures such as ...