What's New in Ansys Lumerical 2026R1
Join us for a comprehensive technical webinar on the latest capabilities and workflow enhancements in Ansys Lumerical 2026 R1. In this session, we will present key updates across the Ansys Lumerical optics suite—including FDTD, INTERCONNECT, CML Compiler, RCWA, and Multiphysics—alongside expanded synergies with Synopsys OptoCompiler, Sentaurus TCAD, Ansys Zemax, Ansys Speos, and optiSLang. Learn how to leverage GPU-accelerated meshing, cloud burst compute, machine learning-driven compact modeling, and Python automation via PyLumerical for high-impact applications such as CMOS image sensors, VCSELs, photonic integrated circuits (PICs), and metalenses. Whether you are looking to accelerate simulation times, streamline electronic-photonic co-design, or bridge nano-scale components to system-level optics, this webinar will equip you with practical knowledge to optimise your optical and photonic designs.
Agenda
- Introduction to Ansys Lumerical 2026 R1 & Modernised CAD Environment: Overview of major solver updates and the upgraded default 3D CAD viewport for an ergonomic simulation environment.
- Synopsys & Lumerical Synergies: Direct bridge between Synopsys OptoCompiler PCell layouts and Lumerical 3D solvers, OptoCompiler-INTERCONNECT co-simulation, and Verilog-A model generation for PrimeSim.
- High-Performance FDTD & Cloud/GPU Acceleration: Multi-GPU accelerated FDTD direct meshing, broadband and volumetric current sources, and Ansys Cloud Burst Compute capabilities ('Submit and Forget' and S-parameter sweeps).
- RCWA Solver Enhancements: Angle-dependent analysis with Theta/Phi 2D mapping, extended field monitor visualisation, and automated memory/thread balancing.
- Ansys Lumerical Multiphysics & VCSEL Design: Dedicated VCSEL design tool covering 3D geometry construction from CSV, cold cavity eigenmodes, gain alignment, and fully coupled electro-thermal-optical LIV simulations.
- Photonic Circuit Simulation in INTERCONNECT: Accelerated sample-mode simulation for large PICs, nonlinear ring modulator models with thermal self-heating, logarithmic gain for TWLM, and per-level eye diagram analysis.
- Compact Model Creation with CML Compiler: Machine learning-based IBIS-AMI model generation for EOE link channel analysis and the interactive GUI Model Data Editor.
- Application Example: CMOS Image Sensor Workflow: Seamless geometry propagation, etch bias consideration, and optical generation rate (OGR) data transfer between Sentaurus TCAD and Lumerical FDTD.
- Application Example: Metalens & Meta-Optics Workflow: Meta-optic PDK co-development with Moxtek, improved Zemax LSWM dynamic link performance, and new HDF5-based .lswm and .lmap file formats for Zemax and Speos.
- Automation, Optimisation & Licensing: Pure Python automation with PyLumerical, optiSLang optimisation integration, and persistent license checkouts for HPC and batch processing.
Target Audience
You should attend this training if you are:
- Electro-Optical System Designers
- Photonic Integrated Circuit (PIC) Designers & Engineers
- Photonic Component Designers
- Optical Engineers & Researchers
- Electronics Engineers
- Anyone interested in optics, photonics, and multiphysics simulation workflows
Presenter
Nauval Afif, Application Engineer
Mr. Muhammad Rizqi Nauval Afif is a Business Development Manager and Application Engineer at PT CADIT Consultants Indonesia, specialising in optics and photonics. He got his BSc in Electrical Engineering from Institut Teknologi Bandung, Indonesia and his MRes in Connected Electronic and Photonic Systems from the University of Cambridge, UK. During his master’s, he did research in Modelling Self-Assembly of Particles in Liquid Crystals for Metasurface and Sensor Applications and Development of Ultrafast Laser Ablation System for Application in Low Earth Orbit Satellite Propulsion Systems. He was an awardee of the prestigious LPDP (Indonesia Education Endowment Fund) PTUD scholarship. Additionally, he had technical certifications in Lumerical, Zemax, Speos, and Discovery from Ansys.
