Highlights

• New Version: VPIphotonics™ Design Suite v9.7

  
  Design Photonic Components and Compare Transmission Technologies

  VPIphotonics Design Suite accelerates the design of new photonic systems and subsystems for short-range, access, metro and long-haul optical transmission systems. Further, it supports assessment of technology upgrade and component substitution strategies that are to be developed for existing fiber plants. Highlights supported by the new version 9.7:

  • Design spatial division multiplexed (SDM) systems based on multimode and multi-core transmission and amplification technologies
  • Analyze and optimize custom mappings for N-dimensional modulation formats utilizing IQ, XY, time, frequency, fiber modes, fiber cores, etc.
  • Compare technology alternatives for 400G & 1Tb transmission using coherent or direct detection, single or multi-carrier multi-level modulation and coded modulation
  • Utilize the advantages of Radio-over-Fiber (RoF) for the deployment of distribution networks for 5G, digital broadcast TV and other services
  • Enhance your lab environment: virtualize equipment, test for distortions and limitations, apply advanced signal processing and performance analysis
  • Create fab-specific and layout-aware designs of photonic integrated circuits consisting of passive photonic, active optoelectronic, and electronic elements
  • Design complex photonic circuits integrated on Indium-Phosphid (InP), silicon and dielectric waveguide platforms, optimize parameters and perform automated tolerance analysis

  
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• Live Demo: Interfacing with Lab Equipment

  
  Radio-over-Fiber for distribution of 5G Services

  VPIphotonics and Anritsu Company will demonstrate a test solution that addresses next-generation mobile services over optical fiber at OFC 2016.

  The performance of radio-over-fiber (RoF) based distribution networks for mobile services are investigated by combining the lab virtualization feature of VPIlabExpert and the radio signal generation and analysis capability of Anritsu MS2830A. The generation and propagation of potential 5G candidates (OFDM, FBMC) over various fiber links is emulated using VPIlabExpert. Impaired signals are passed to the MS2830A vector signal generator for experimental investigation (wireless propagation, hardware testing). Final radio signals are captured by the MS2830A and sent back to VPIlabExpert for analysis (EVM, BER). Further information you can find in our press release.
   

  
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• Live Demo: Emulation of Kerr-induced Signal Distortions

  
  Extended Gaussian Noise model available in VPItransmissionMaker Optical Systems

  VPIphotonics teams up with Tel Aviv University and University of L'Aquila to model nonlinear interference noise (NLIN) using the Extended Gaussian Noise (EGN) model in VPItransmissionMaker Optical Systems. This new functionality has been implemented by the groups of Prof. Mark Shtaif and Prof. Antonio Mecozzi. For more details see http://nlinwizard.eng.tau.ac.il/#.

  
  Our modeling experts will perform live demonstrations of typical application scenarios at OFC 2016. Further information and access to exemplary simulation setups demonstrating this new functionality you can find here!
   

  
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• New Product: VPImodeDesigner™

  
  Analysis and optimization of straight anisotropic and bent isotropic optical waveguides and related devices

  VPImodeDesigner supports the analysis and optimization of integrated photonic waveguides and related devices. It implements full vectorial and semi-vectorial finite-difference mode solvers with support of widely customizable non-uniform meshing and perfectly matched layer absorbing boundaries. Full integration with VPIcomponentMaker Photonic Circuits allows translating waveguide cross-section definitions into model parameters of passive and active devices.

  • Facilitate advanced layout definitions and optimization tasks via powerful Python interface
  • Model straight waveguides made of dispersive anisotropic materials
  • Model bent waveguides made of dispersive isotropic/lossy materials
  • Verify cross-sections and analyze results using advanced visualization capabilities

  
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• Networking: VPIphotonics at PIC Workshop

  
  3rd Workshop on Photonic Integrated Circuits at OFC

  The PIC workshop will be held on Wednesday, March 23rd, 2016 from 5.45 pm to 8.15 pm, in conjunction with the OFC at Anaheim Convention Center in Room 210AB.

  The workshop starts with a one hour summary presentation on photonic integration, followed by networking break during which key PIC service providers have tabletops. Afterwards there are use case presentations by companies that have leveraged photonic chips into the market and that are sharing their experiences. The workshop is free of charge, but does require advance registration which you can do at the workshop website.

  VPIphotonics is sponsoring the workshop. Our experts are looking forward to meet you there!
   

  
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