Optiwave’s Documentation for Python Electromagnetic Modules (PEM)

Optiwave’s PEM is a collection of libraries used for electromagnetic charachterization and simulation of photonic integrated devices. It can be used along standard Optiwave’s solver like OptiSystem and OptiSPICE for circuit and system level simulation of photonic integrated circuits.

Contents:

• Shared Libraries
  • Material Library
  • Layer Stack
  • Device Geometry
  • NXData Data Class
• Vector Finite Difference (VFD) Mode Solver
  • Overview
  • Key Features
  • Mathematical Method
  • Applications
  • Examples
  • API Documentation
• Finite-Difference Time-Domain (FDTD) Electromagnetic Solver
  • Overview
  • Key Features
  • Mathematical Foundation
  • Boundary Conditions
  • Applications
  • File Output
  • Examples
  • API Documentation