Vancouver-based Training Sessions
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Location: Vancouver, BC, Canada
Address: TBD
Registration:
To register, email
or call (604) 733-9006. Register early as seating is limited.
Fee:
CDN$595.00 per person per day. Includes a light lunch and refreshments during
the morning and afternoon breaks. Student and group discounts are available upon request.
Confirmation:
Upon registration you will receive an email confirmation of your reservation.
Course Hours:
Training sessions run from 9:00 am to 5:00 pm each day.
Plan to check-in between 8:30 and 9:00 am.
Cancellation Policy:
The deposit is fully refundable if you notify Lumerical in writing at
least two weeks prior
to the session. A 75% refund will be given for cancellations made with less than two
weeks notice. No refund will be given if you fail to attend. If you can't make it,
send a colleague to take your place.
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Introduction to FDTD Solutions (1 day)
Description:
This one-day course is open to anyone interested in using the finite-difference
time-domain (FDTD) method to model wavelength-scale optical devices and phenomena.
This training session gives hands-on experience using FDTD Solutions to create simulations and analyze results step-by-step.
Topics:
- Using the Layout Editor effectively
- Treating design problems efficiently with the FDTD Solutions workflow
- Creating optical structures and defining material properties
- Using narrow and broadband sources
- Choosing monitors to obtain spatial and/or frequency-dependent data
- Analyzing data and plotting results
- Scripting commands (basic)
- Q&A: user-supplied examples and questions
Suggested Background:
This course is suitable for anyone interested in quickly learning how to use FDTD
Solutions to build 2D and 3D models of micro-optical and nano-photonic devices.
No previous experience with FDTD Solutions is required.
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Advanced Capabilities (1 day)
Description:
Gain greater understanding of the more advanced features of FDTD Solutions and its
state-of-the-art parallel computational engine. In this session, you will learn how to take
advantage of the optimized engine to speed up your simulations and increase your productivity.
This training session will treat advanced application examples.
Topics:
- Employing and defining dispersive materials and metals
- Importing structures from external files
- Treating optical coherence and polarization with FDTD Solutions
- Exploiting the built-in scripting language for parameter sweeps
and design optimization
- Reviewing the EM Toolbox functions for performing far-field analyses
- Setting up simulations for parallel computation in FDTD Solutions
- Q&A: user-supplied examples and questions
Suggested Background:
This course is suitable for anyone interested in quickly learning how to use the
advanced features of FDTD Solutions to improve their productivity. Completion of
Introduction to FDTD Solutions or some previous experience using FDTD Solutions is highly
recommended.
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On-site Training Sessions
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Location: At customer's location.
Fee and Availability:
Contact Lumerical for pricing and availability.
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CMOS Image Sensor Design (3 days)
Description:
This comprehensive course is for optical engineers and research scientists who are familiar
with image sensor design principles and are interested in using FDTD Solutions to produce
accurate models in 3D. The course is designed to get users up to speed quickly
and to provide in-depth instruction for pixel optics design and anlaysis.
Topics:
- Principles and methods of CMOS/CCD Image Sensor Modeling with FDTD Solutions
- Types of crosstalk: spectral, spatial, electrical
- Using plane waves and focused beams to calculate the point spread function
and angular response
- Calculating the incoherent optical response
- Determining the unpolarized optical response
- Modeling photoelectric conversion via scripting
- Drawing 3D image sensor pixels in FDTD Solutions and importing structures
- In-depth example: analysis of CMOS/CCD image sensor response vs. angle at RGB, and comparison
with ideal case
- Image sensor design optimization
Suggested Background:
This course is specifically intended for those working
in the image sensor industry. No previous experience with FDTD Solutions is
required.
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Customized Training (2-3 days)
Description:
The expert technical staff at Lumerical can provide customized training for using FDTD
Solutions on a variety of topics. Customized training courses are devised based on the needs
of the customer and performed on-site. Customized courses typically run for 2 or 3 days as required, with
the first day covering the FDTD Solutions Advanced Capabilities course.
Requirements:
Interested parties should submit a description of the problem of interest including
specific desired simulation objectives and results. It should be noted that no proprietary designs will be
considered in these courses, so only representative designs should be sent.
Topics:
- User-defined topics according to interest and goals
- Efficient simulation setup and detailed analysis of results
- Comparison with experimental data (if available)
- Hands-on training
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