COMSOL (Burlington, MA), which produces multiphysics simulation and analysis software (including photonics-related software), has opened a new office in Moscow, Russia. The new office provides sales and support for what COMSOL says is the growing community of COMSOL Multiphysics users in Russia. Services include technical support, training sessions, local sales, and on-site workshops, seminars, and customer visits.
"Russia is known for its strong school of physics and mathematics," says Evgeny Kuznetsov, managing director of COMSOL LLC in Moscow. "This has helped the country to obtain leading positions in knowledge-intensive industries, including rocket engine design and nuclear power stations. Oil and gas is another example of a sophisticated industry in Russia where multiphysics modeling can significantly improve efficiency and help develop new technologies -- from exploration to distribution and beyond."
"We use COMSOL Multiphysics software and the AC/DC Module for the numerical simulation of electromagnetic logging," says Egor Vtorushin, researcher at the Novosibirsk Technology Center of Baker Hughes. "We welcome the opening of the COMSOL office in Russia and look forward to interacting more closely with their technical support and sales teams."
COMSOL, recently released its Application Builder and COMSOL Server with COMSOL Multiphysics version 5.0. "The Application Builder will make simulation applications available to a wider audience, while the high-tech community in Moscow will be key for establishing a dedicated COMSOL user base in Russia," says Farhad Saeidi, president of COMSOL AB (Stockholm, Sweden).
Upcoming events in Russia include seminars in Moscow, St. Petersburg, Novosibirsk, and Kazakhstan.
Photonics tools
The COMSOL Multiphysics package's photonics-related software includes its Wave Optics Module, RF Module, and recently introduced Ray Optics Module. Both the RF Module and the Wave Optics Module include what is called the Electromagnetic Waves, Frequency Domain interface, which computes the full-wave solution to the electromagnetic wave equation. The Ray Optics Module "facilitates the modeling of electromagnetic wave propagation over distances that are so optically large that it is impractical to resolve individual waves using a finite-element mesh," notes Christopher Boucher, a software developer for COMSOL. (In addition, these modules can be interfaced with other COMSOL Multiphysics modules modeling heat transfer, mechanical motion, etc.)
For more info on the COMSOL Multiphysics Ray Optics Module, see this Laser Focus World on-demand webcast (link good until 2 July 2015): http://www.laserfocusworld.com/webcasts/2015/04/ray-optics-simulations-with-comsol-multiphysics.html