Attend a comprehensive series of courses to gain knowledge and experience in the entire photonic design workflow from networks to systems and devices.
Courses can be taken individually or together as a package.
All participants will get full cloud-based access to our software solutions for the entire training duration (29th May - 14th Jun 2024).
In the full program, you will learn to design waveguides and fibers, automate
the design of photonic integrated circuits, design fiber-based devices such as doped-fiber amplifiers, simulate high-speed
optical transmission systems, and engineer optical networks.
Our team of experts will guide you through the various levels of abstraction using VPIphotonics' integrated and interoperable software tools giving attendees access to the software in a cloud-based environment.
Each training day includes a 6-hour virtual session of lectures, guided labs, and independent work with 1-on-1 support.
In addition, there are two self-guided work days with dedicated networking and support sessions.
Registration is limited to provide attendees with direct access to our team of experts, so reserve your seat today!
29th - 30th May 2024 – Device Designer (2 days)
Analyze and optimize integrated photonic devices, waveguides, and optical fibers based on 2D cross-section and 3D device layouts made of real optical materials using VPIdeviceDesigner.
Within two days, you will learn how to simulate your 2D cross-section, including optical material definitions, nonuniform meshing, mode profile calculation, as well as visualization and extraction of crucial parameters.
Additionally, you will have the possibility to expand your cross-section into the 3D-shaped layout and perform BPM (Beam Propagation Method) and EME (EigenMode Expansion) simulations to visualize the mode propagation within the implemented device.
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31st May 2024 – Link Engineering (1 day)
Learn vendor and technology agnostic approach to optical network design and optimize optical equipment for a given traffic demand using our Link Engineering Solutions.
In this training, you will learn the basic aspects of the design process for different network topologies with their advantages and disadvantages.
You will create in the labs a simple network topology and optimize the component placement in a 5G fronthaul network.
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3rd June 2024 – Introduction to Design Suite (1 day)
Get familiar with our product portfolio and have a deeper insight into the VPIphotonics Design Suite.
This training day serves new users of our software and those who want a refresher on the basics. You will learn how to navigate through the Photonic Design Environment (PDE), benefit from the available resources and build schematics. In addition, you will learn about sweeping and optimizing parameters, visualizing results with VPIphotonics Analyzer (VPA), and many useful tips.
Moreover, you will get an overview of the signal representations and simulation techniques.
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4 - 5 June 2024 – Transmission Systems (2 days)
Intended for both beginners and experienced users of VPItransmissionMaker Optical Systems, this hands-on course will focus on the design of high-speed optical transmission systems.
This course will cover the fundamentals of the software and will build towards more advanced topics, tailored to those interested in the modeling and investigation of the technologies for short-reach optical links, as well as digital coherent transmission systems suitable for metro and long-haul applications. Transmitter- and Receiver-side digital signal processing (DSP) techniques for both direct- and coherent-detection systems will also be covered.
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6th June 2024 – Self-Guided Work Day
7th June 2024 – Add-Ons Enhanced Simulations (1 day)
Get familiar with our VPI toolkits – powerful extensions to the VPIphotonics Design Suite simulation tools, enabling additional capabilities
and application-specific libraries.
This one-day training introduces you with the dedicated lab-proven digital signal processing (DSP) algorithms in VPItoolkit DSP Library,
the modeling of Quantum Key Distribution (QKD) Systems with VPItoolkit QKD, and the machine learning functionalities offered by
VPItoolkit ML Framework add-on.
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10th June 2024 – Fiber Optics (1 day)
Gain experience in using VPIcomponentMaker Fiber Optics for modeling and optimization of fiber-based optical devices such as various optical signal amplifiers.
The training is dedicated to the amplification of optical signals. In this course, you will learn the basics of software applications such as the optimization of pump configurations and the characterization of designed amplifiers. One of the covered topics is doped fiber amplifiers, in particular, Erbium doped fiber amplifiers (EDFA) for signal amplification in C-band and S-band.
The design and applications of Raman amplifiers are also considered, including the optimization of pump wavelength and power for a given gain shape.
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11th - 12th June 2024 – Photonic Integrated Circuits (2 days)
Get acquainted with efficient simulation techniques for circuit-level simulations by working with VPIcomponentMaker Photonic Circuits and various VPItoolkit PDKs to design and evaluate the performance of your circuit starting from basic components and expanding to complex PICs for various applications.
During the training, you will learn how to model both passive photonic and active optoelectronic elements and integrate them effectively into complex hierarchical circuits. You will gain hands-on experience in automating your circuit design, optimizing and characterizing it, and performing circuit layout extraction. Our team of simulation experts will do live demonstrations highlighting the Infinera, SMART Photonics, Fraunhofer-HHI, LioniX, and Ligentec process design kits (PDKs) supporting Synopsys OptoDesigner, Luceda IPKISS, Nazca Design, and Siemens EDA's L-Edit Photonics tools.
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13th June 2024 – Self-Guided Work Day
14th June 2024 – Advanced Simulation Techniques (1 day)
Enhance your simulations with advanced automation techniques and use our API for developing your own module library or for controlling the VPI PDE.
This one-day training shows you how to create modules using third-party scripting languages such as Python or MATLAB, and how to control the VPI simulation engine from outside the VPIphotonics Design Suite.
In addition, you will learn advanced automation techniques using simulation scripts and macros. There is also the opportunity to work on your own design with the support of our application engineers.
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Each training day includes a 6-hour virtual session of lectures, guided labs, and independent work with 1-on-1 support.
In addition, there are two self-guided work days with dedicated networking and support sessions.
All participants will get full cloud-based access to our software for the entire training duration (29th May - 14th June 2024).
Registration is limited to provide attendees with direct access to our team of experts, so reserve your seat today!