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OptiFDTD MAX

The Finite-Difference Time-Domain (FDTD) numerical method is widely used for the simulation design of photonic devices, and is viewed as the most direct solution of Maxwell’s equations.

Due to the demanding high performance computing requirements needed to accurately render three-dimensional (3D) simulations using this method, engineers have never been able to fully realize large scale simulations in a desktop environment, until now.

PIONEERING FDTD SIMULATION WORKSTATION

Introducing, OptiFDTD MAX. A revolutionary hybrid simulation environment delivering the next generation in robust research and development tools tailored for photonics and bio-photonics engineers. The OptiFDTD MAX workstation is the fastest commercially available simulation environment, rivaling a twenty (20) node cluster computing network, at a fraction of the cost.

REVOLUTIONARY TECHNOLOGY

OptiFDTD MAX is empowered by EM Photonics’ revolutionary hardware acceleration technology, the CelerityTM Acceleration Board. CelerityTM is a custom-designed electromagnetic acceleration card which is the heart of OptiFDTD MAX. The card is specifically tailored for Optiwave’s award-winning Finite-Difference Time-Domain simulation tool, OptiFDTD. The results are astounding. Groundbreaking simulation speeds, and accurate simulation results, all under one flexible computational environment.

PHOTONIC DESIGN SOFTWARE INCLUDED

Pre-installed with each OptiFDTD MAX workstation is the award winning OptiFDTD design software. OptiFDTD is a powerful, highly integrated and user-friendly software application that enables the computer-aided design and simulation of advanced photonic, nanophotonic and biophotonic components. Design, analyze and test modern passive and nonlinear components for wave propagation, scattering, reflection, diffraction, polarization and nonlinear phenomena using OptiFDTD. With the recent release of OptiFDTD version 7.0, communities of international users from manufacturers to universities to government research labs use this agile design tool to meet their current research and development needs.

OPTIFDTD MAX

OptiFDTD MAX ignites a new era of computer-aided design tools equipped to fuel cutting edge research, provide superior processing power, and deliver optimal results. It is the only system designed with a singular platform vision that combines the most-powerful hardware with intelligent
software and services.

FASTER THAN A CLUSTER
COMPUTING NETWORK
Optiwave’s OptiFDTD design tool harmonized with EM Photonics’ CelerityTM Acceleration Board. technology produces numerical results at breakneck speeds.