Simulate any semiconductor device. Born from VCSELs.
Po.Li.Te couples transport, optical and thermal solvers in Flow, a node-based workflow where you decide what runs one way and what converges self-consistently. Local by default, so your IP stays yours.
Three physics. One platform.
Every solver is ready and validated. Use one on its own, or couple them in Flow.
Transport
Drift-diffusion carrier transport: currents, carrier densities and electrical characteristics, validated on photodetectors, CMOS and diodes, and used in VCSELs.
Optical
Four solvers behind one interface: full-vector 3D coupled mode theory born from our VCSEL research, a FEM modal solver, FDTD for full-wave time domain, and ray tracing.
Thermal
FEM heat transfer for self-heating, temperature maps and thermal lensing, with temperature fed back to the optical and transport physics.
Wire the physics together.
Drop solvers on a canvas and connect them. A single arrow passes results one way. A double arrow iterates two solvers until they agree. Mix both in the same graph.
Example: a VCSEL
Optical then thermal, one pass.
All three in series.
All three fully self-consistent.
Describe the study. Flow does the plumbing.
An AI agent inside Flow turns your intent into a working simulation.
- Suggests how to set up the simulations for your device.
- Writes the connections, the flow and every input file.
- Runs the simulations and keeps track of what is happening.
- Runs on a compact language model and a standard consumer graphics card. Nothing leaves your machine.
Your designs never have to leave your hands.
Semiconductor IP is your most valuable asset. Po.Li.Te runs where you decide.
On your machine
The default. Solvers, Flow and the AI agent all run locally, even offline. Your structures and results stay on your hardware.
EU cloud, managed by us
Prefer not to install anything? We host Po.Li.Te for you in the European Union and give you access from anywhere.
Open to your tools
Flow can include external tools as nodes in the same graph, so Po.Li.Te fits the workflow you already have.
From the VCSEL to almost any semiconductor device.
The same physics that made us trusted on VCSELs now covers most of the semiconductor world.
VCSELs and lasers
Modes, polarization, beam quality, thermal rollover and carrier effects in one workflow.
Photodetectors
Carrier transport and optical absorption, from the same structure file.
Power and CMOS
Transport plus self-heating for CMOS, diodes and power devices.
Integrated photonics
FEM modes and FDTD for resonators, waveguides and active structures.
Quantum and cryogenic
Low-temperature transport and thermal problems for quantum technologies.
Your device
Not on the list? Our engineers build the workflow with you.
Built on peer-reviewed physics.
The engine descends from the team’s own published work, presented at IEEE conferences and reviewed by leading photonics journals.
Selected publications
“Design and modeling of asymmetric bow-tie VCSELs for 100 GHz and beyond,” Optics Express 34 (2026)
“Elliptically polarized light obtained from tilted high-contrast grating VCSELs,” Optics Letters 51 (2026)
“Transverse Coupled Cavity VCSELs: Bridging Ultrabroadband Dynamics to Optical Supermodes,” IEEE Photonics Journal 16 (2024)
See it on your own device.
Book a free demo. We walk through Flow with your team and set you up with a 14-day free trial.