LaserMOD
LaserMOD™ is a new photonic device design tool for simulating the performance of semiconductor lasers. The simulation capabilities of the package are based on the renowned Minilase-II program, developed at the University of Illinois, in Urban-Champaign. The graphical user interface features of the package are derived from the advanced parametic CAD technology used by the other component design tools in RSoft Design Group's tool suite, such as BeamPROP™ and FullWAVE™.
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Windows XP/2000/NT
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LaserMOD™ is a new photonic device design tool for simulating the performance of semiconductor lasers. The simulation capabilities of the package are based on the renowned Minilase-II program, developed at the University of Illinois, in Urbana-Champaign. The graphical user interface features of the package are derived from the advanced parametic CAD technology used by the other component design tools in RSoft Design Group's tool suite, such as BeamPROP™ and FullWAVE™.
LaserMOD solves the carrier transport, optical properties, and carrier-photon interactions, using a fully coupled numerical scheme on a spatial discretization of the device geometry specified by the CAD layout. The tool is capable of simulating 1D cross-sections, appropriate for analyzing broad area lasers or obtaining a quick estimate on the performance of more complicated structures, as well as full 2D laser cross-sections, necessary to account for the effects of carrier spreading and optical confinement by a waveguide. These features are ideal for analyzing Fabry-Perot edge emitters and similar cavity structures. Additional cavity types will be addressed in future releases of this tool.
Simulations can provide steady-state solutions, for analyzing CW performance, and transient solutions, for analyzing the pulsed or modulated performance of the device. The spatial and temporal variation of nearly all simulations parameters can be viewed through LaserMOD's convenient plot generation capabilities. A variety of standard device performance plots, such as I-V and L-I curves, can also be generated. The simulator is conveniently structured so that portions of the device, such as the optical confinement of a ridge waveguide or material gain of a quantum well region, may be designed prior to running a lengthy performance simulation.
LaserMOD is complete with standard material libraries, tutorial examples, on-line help, and all simulation and analysis features integrated under a single graphical user interface. Some of the distinctive features are itemized below.