VPI University Program
The VPI University Program supports more than 130 universities and non-profit research centers around the world who use VPI software to simulate lab experiments, for classroom demonstrations, and to model and optimize designs. The primary focus of the University Program is to help academics, researchers and students by:
- supplying favorable licensing terms for software use in academic programs
- distributing high quality photonics curriculum
- promoting academic excellence in the field of photonics
To become a VPI Academic Partner, email universities@VPIphotonics.com.
VPI University Packages
The VPI Physical Layer Package, contains VPIcomponentMaker™Active Photonics, VPIcomponentMaker™Optical Amplifiers, VPItransmissionMaker™WDM and VPItransmissionMaker™Cable Access, pdf manuals and online help.
The VPI Transport Network Package contains VPItransportMaker™Ring and VPItransportMaker™Mesh, pdf manuals and online help.
The pricing scheme supports subsidies for individual researchers and volume-based discounts for the distribution of VPI tools in the classroom. Academic discounts for training programs are provided. Under the program, the software must be used in relation to academic coursework, all findings are public domain, and copyright must be owned by the institution as well as the author.
Please e-mail universities@VPIphotonics.com for more informaton.
VPI Photonics Curriculum
VPI Photonics Curriculum is developed by VPI training experts and product developers to support the integration of VPI modeling and analysis tools into a university curriculum for photonics and optical communications.
The Curriculum is made up of the collection of Photonic Modules designed to teach the basics of Photonics using VPIsystems modeling and simulation tools.
Deployment of the VPI Photonics Curriculum minimizes laboratory equipment spending without compromising opportunities to provide students with practical experience of exploring the behavior of optical systems and components. The curriculum helps students to use VPI software to visualize complex physical effects associated with the design of WDM transmission systems with professional simulation and modeling tools from VPIsystems. Software accelerates the learning process by demonstrating the impact of various physical effects and devices separately to deliver insight into individual aspects of optical networking.
The first collection of Optical Communications/Photonics academic modules is available on request. Topics covered in the modules include:
- Introduction to fiber-optic transmission
- Optical transmitters and receivers
- Fiber-optic transmission of light
- Optical amplification and amplifiers
- Introduction to WDM systems
- Basic photonic measurements
- BER and Q factor
- Introduction to Cable Access systems
Please e-mail universities@VPIphotonics.com for more informaton.