Optics Design Suite Refocused

By DE Editors

Optiwave Systems Inc. (Ottowa, Ontario, CANADA), a provider of optical component and system design tools, has released OptiBPM 8, the latest version of its waveguide optics design suite. This release adds new mode solvers for circular fibers, powerful optimization engines, and a dramatic increase in simulation performance.

OptiBPM 8 introduces advanced LP and vector mode solvers for circular fibers. These new meshless fiber mode solvers find modes using a transfer matrix method in cylindrical coordinates.

Additional new features in OptiBPM 8 include intelligent optimization engines, the ability to import DXF and GDSII mask file formats, and a simulation engine performance boost where OptiBPM 8 runs 50 percent faster than previous versions.

You can visit Optiwave’s online resource center at optiwave.com.

Sources: Press materials received from the company and additional information gleaned from the company’s website.