Simulation workflows for VCSELs and semiconductor devices.
VCSELs are where it started: more than twenty years of modeling research. The same transport, optical and thermal physics now covers most semiconductor devices.
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| Device family | Transport | Optical | Thermal | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Semiconductor lasers and VCSELs Modes, polarization, beam quality, thermal rollover | ● | ● | ● | Flagship |
| Photodetectors and optical sensors Carrier transport and optical absorption | ● | ● | ○ | Validated |
| Power devices and CMOS Transport with self-heating | ● | ○ | ● | Validated |
| Integrated photonics and active optoelectronics Resonators, waveguides, active structures | ● | ● | ● | Available |
| Quantum and cryogenic devices Low-temperature transport and heat | ● | ○ | ● | Emerging |
| Custom devices Built with our application engineers | ● | ● | ● | On request |
● used in the typical workflow ○ not typically needed. Optical covers CMT, FEM modes, FDTD and ray tracing.
What you can simulate today.
Semiconductor lasers and VCSELs
The most complete workflow: optical, thermal and transport, in series or fully self-consistent.
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Photodetectors and optical sensors
Optical absorption feeds carrier transport, from the same structure file.
Typical devices
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We do not claim avalanche quantities for APDs or SPADs such as gain, excess noise or breakdown voltage.
Power devices and CMOS
Transport coupled to heat for devices where self-heating matters.
Typical devices
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Validation covers CMOS and diodes. Other power devices are evaluated with you.
Integrated photonics and active optoelectronics
FEM modes and FDTD for resonators, waveguides and active structures, with carrier and thermal effects in the same model.
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Quantum and cryogenic devices
Transport and thermal problems at low temperature around quantum technologies.
Typical devices
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We do not claim simulation of qubit coherence, quantum gates or many-body quantum dynamics.
Your device, not on this list
Semiconductor innovation rarely fits a template. We assemble the workflow with you using existing engines, custom models and external tools in Flow.
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Born from VCSELs and semiconductor device modeling.
Two bodies of expertise sit under the platform: semiconductor device modeling and one of its most demanding applications, the VCSEL. That is why the same transport and thermal core carries over so naturally.
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