Hybrid Solution For Photonic Device Simulation And Design To Be Introduced

Optiwave Systems Inc. announced the release of OptiFDTD MAX. With this, Optiwave is pioneering complex Finite-Difference Time-Domain (FDTD) simulations with a desktop hardware/software solution that offers an affordable alternative to expensive and cumbersome cluster computing networks.

OptiFDTD MAX is powered by EM Photonics' innovative Celerity acceleration technology, yielding the computation power of a twenty-five to fifty node PC cluster. Complemented by Optiwave's award winning OptiFDTD software suite, this workstation creates the only commercially available desktop solution for running FDTD simulations at high-performance computer (HPC) speeds. "OptiFDTD MAX equips photonics and biophotonics engineers with cutting edge technology never commercially available until today," says Dr. Jan Jakubczyk, CEO and President of Optiwave Systems.

Dr. Dennis Prather, President and CEO of EM Photonics, values the relationship with Optiwave as a commitment to innovation in the photonics industry. "Our alliance with Optiwave benefits photonic research engineers by reducing development cycles for new products. With Celerity acceleration technology, users will be able to analyze much larger structures in a fraction of the time it takes traditional software," notes Dr. Prather.

OptiFDTD MAX will be used primarily for the design and simulation of advanced passive and non-linear photonic components. "Simulations which normally took a week to complete will be finished in hours," says Dr. Richard Zhang, Product Manager of OptiFDTD MAX.

The Optiwave booth #6111 and EM Photonics booth #6174 will feature live demonstrations of OptiFDTD MAX at Photonics West 2006 in San Jose, California this January 24-26, 2006.

SOURCE: Optiwave Systems Inc.