High performance 3D FDTD-method Maxwell solver for the design, analysis and optimization of nanophotonic devices, processes and materials

1. FDTD Solutions
PRODUCT OVERVIEW
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2. Lumerical Solutions Products
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FDTD Solutions
NANOPHOTONIC SOLVER (2D/3D)
MODE Solutions
WAVEGUIDE DESIGN ENVIRONMENT
spatial
distribution of
charge carriers optical generation
rate of charge
carriers
INTERCONNECT
PHOTONIC INTEGRATED CIRCUIT SIMULATOR
DEVICE
CHARGE TRANSPORT
SOLVER (2D/3D)
System Level
Component Level: Optical Component Level: Electrical

3. Lumerical Product Overview
All Lumerical products share common features
 Parameter sweep and optimization framework
 Concurrent computing on multiple computers
 Broad operating system support
 Windows, Linux, MAC
 HPC on Amazon EC2
 Powerful scripting language
 MATLAB integration
 Technical support from product specialists
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4. FDTD Solutions
FDTD Solutions employs the industry proven finite-
difference time-domain (FDTD) method to accurately
simulate optical and photonic devices involving wavelength
scale structures
Solves arbitrary geometries and materials over any source
bandwidth
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5. Broad Application Space
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Integrated optics CMOS image sensors Solar cells OLEDs
Nanoparticles Plasmonics Liquid crystals Photonic crystals
Grating devices Lithography Metamaterials Defect detection

6. FDTD Solutions Key Features
Advanced material modeling
 Proprietary multi-coefficient materials allow the user to accurately model the dispersive
properties over wide wavelength ranges
 Open framework material plugins allow nonlinear, laser simulation, negative index and more
 Patented anisotropic material capability for liquid crystals and magneto-optics
Built-in EM toolbox for advanced analysis
 CW normalization, automatic normalized power transmission, far field projections, grating
projections etc
Accuracy
 The only nanophotonic conformal mesh FDTD simulator
Fully vectorial optimized FDTD engine
 The calculation engine supports distributed and concurrent parallel computation
 Runs on HPC clusters, available on Amazon EC2
Interoperability with Lumerical MODE Solutions, DEVICE and INTERCONNECT
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7. FDTD Solutions Workflow
1. Define Geometry
2. Define simulation region and mesh
3. Define radiation source
4. Define monitors and analysis tools
5. Run simulation
6. Visualize and analyze results
7. (Optional) Run parameter sweep and optimization
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8. FDTD Solutions Workflow
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Define geometry from
primitive structures or
object library
components
Define simulation region
and mesh

9. FDTD Solutions Workflow
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Define radiation source
Define monitors or object
library analysis tools to
record simulation data

10. FDTD Solutions Workflow
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Run simulation
Analyze results

11. FDTD Solutions Workflow
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Run parameter sweep or
optimization

12. Example: CMOS Image Sensors
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Object

13. Example: CMOS Image Sensors
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Suppose the object to image is green
 Light arriving on the detector is green
Red filter
Active
region
Active
region
Active
region
Active
region
Green filter Green filter Red filter
Electrons are created as the light (photons) are absorbed.
The number of collected electrons in each pixel gives the pixel brightness and color for the final image
 Further electrical simulation with DEVICE

14. From FDTD Solutions to DEVICE
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Simulate from photons to collected electrons
Optical
simulation
•How many photons do we
absorb and where are they
absorbed?
Generation
rate
•How many electrons do we
create and where are they?
Electrical
simulation
•How many electrons do we
collect?
DEVICEFDTD Solutions

15. Example: CMOS Image Sensors
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Optimize for different conditions
|E(t)|2
Real(Ex(t)) Log10(|E|2) at 550nm (green)

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