Lumerical Insights

What is Lumerical?

Lumerical develops photonic simulation software used for the design and analysis of photonic devices, integrated circuits, and optical systems. Their software suite enables engineers and scientists to model and optimize a wide range of applications, including silicon photonics, metamaterials, LEDs, solar cells, and optical fibers. It is commonly used for simulating light propagation, electromagnetic field distributions, and optical interactions within complex structures.

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What other technologies are related to Lumerical?

Lumerical Competitor Technologies

RSoft

RSoft is another suite of photonic design tools that competes directly with Lumerical.

mentioned alongside Lumerical in 61% (129) of relevant job posts

Tidy3D

Tidy3D is a cloud-based FDTD solver that directly competes with Lumerical's FDTD solver.

mentioned alongside Lumerical in 63% (71) of relevant job posts

MEEP

MEEP is a free and open-source FDTD simulation software that competes with Lumerical's FDTD solver, though it typically requires more manual setup and coding.

mentioned alongside Lumerical in 50% (52) of relevant job posts

COMSOL

COMSOL Multiphysics is a simulation software that includes capabilities for simulating electromagnetics, heat transfer, and other physical phenomena, making it a competitor to Lumerical in some areas.

mentioned alongside Lumerical in 5% (482) of relevant job posts

ANSYS

ANSYS has products that compete in multiphysics simulations for photonics, for example, simulating thermal effects or stress effects on optical performance. It is a competitor in some application spaces.

mentioned alongside Lumerical in 0% (60) of relevant job posts

Lumerical Complementary Technologies

IPKISS

IPKISS is a Python-based framework for photonic integrated circuit design that can be used in conjunction with Lumerical.

mentioned alongside Lumerical in 80% (78) of relevant job posts

gdsfactory

gdsfactory is a Python library for photonic integrated circuit design, similar to IPKISS, and works with Lumerical.

mentioned alongside Lumerical in 68% (69) of relevant job posts

KLayout

KLayout is a layout viewer and editor commonly used in the design of photonic integrated circuits, and is complementary for preparing the designs for fabrication after simulation in Lumerical.

mentioned alongside Lumerical in 28% (100) of relevant job posts