Request InfoOptiwave Systems Inc.Optiwave Corp. has added features and functionality to its OptiBPM optical waveguide design software. Version 6.1's improved Mask Export provides more options for the export of the BPM layout into a .dxf file and enables users to implement design and manufacture work flows. A stand-alone 3D Mode Solver tool has been added, allowing users to select waveguides and to find modes for the refractive index distribution created by them. The software also enables batch processing and handling of nonlinear materials.See full productRelated content from Photonics MediaARTICLESPhotonics Spectra September 2022 IssueResearchers Boost Coupling Efficiency of Lithium Niobate DevicesResearchers at Sun Yat-sen University and Nanjing University designed and fabricated a thin-film lithium niobate (TFLN) edge coupler that will allow TFLN-based periodically poled lithium niobate...Photonics Spectra January 2024 IssueWaveguide Designs Bring Extended Reality into SightHere is something David Goldman, vice president of marketing for Lumus, never expected to come into the field of view of waveguides: Wine growers using augmented reality (AR) glasses to teach...Photonics Spectra September 2022 IssueHeadwall Acquires Holographix, perClass BVHeadwall Photonics has acquired Holographix LLC, a manufacturer of custom diffraction gratings, microlens arrays, diffusers, waveguides, and other custom replicated optics. Terms of the deal were not...Photonics Spectra January 2023 IssuePhotonics Brightens the Future for Augmented RealityOut in the Gulf of Mexico, an offshore oil rig experiences a critical mechanical failure. The engineers with the expertise to fix the problem are back on the mainland, and flying them to the site on...WEBINARSPhotonics.com 1/12/2023The Growing PICs Sector’s Reliance on Automation and Wafer-Level Integration in ManufacturingForecasts for the integrated photonic device market promise growth in virtually all of the application end markets in which the technology offers solutions. What is perhaps missing from this picture...Photonics.com 9/17/2019Waveguide Simulation with the Beam Envelope MethodThe beam envelope method is an efficient numerical tool for solving nonlinear optics in long and slender structures, such as optical waveguides, laser rods, and more. This webinar will demonstrate...Photonics.com 11/18/2021Novel Solutions for XR Optical Testing: Displays, Waveguides, Near-IR, and BeyondExtended reality (XR) devices invoke a host of optical innovations — from micro-LED microdisplays to waveguide optics to near-infrared sensing systems. Combinations of these components have...Photonics.com 1/10/2023Delivering Flat Optics Solutions From Design to Mass ProductionMetaoptics is a flat optics technology that uses an array of subwavelength nanostructures to bend and steer light. A typical metalens can use an array of sub-100-nm-diameter pillars to implement the...PHOTONICS DICTIONARY+ TERMSPhotonics Dictionaryoptical blankA casting consisting of an optical material molded into the desired geometry for grinding, polishing or, in the case of optical waveguides, drawing to the final optical-mechanical specifications.Photonics Dictionaryphotonic crystalsPhotonic crystals are artificial structures or materials designed to manipulate and control the flow of light in a manner analogous to how semiconductors control the flow of electrons. Photonic...Photonics Dictionaryintramodal distortionThat distortion resulting from dispersion of the group velocity of a propagating mode. It is the only distortion occurring in single-mode waveguides.Photonics Dictionarystar couplerA passive coupler that distributes signals from one or several inputs among a larger number of output waveguides arranged schematically as a star configuration.