New version 11.1

December 2020

Berlin

VPIphotonics announces new version of its industry-leading simulation and analysis environment for optical components and transmission systems.

»Click here for for more details and the Press Release!

ECOC 2020

December 2020

ECOC Conference & Exhibition

European Conference on Optical Communication

7 - 9 December, 2020

After 24 years of you coming to us, ECOC Exhibition 2020 is coming to you!

Come and meet us virtually on Stand: 1050!


»Contribution to conference program by Gabriele Di Rosa – We1F-5 (Wed December 9, 08:40 & 18:40):

"Blind Radius Directed Equalizer with Likelihood-based Selection for Probabilistically Shaped & High Order QAM"

Abstract: We propose a novel equalization algorithm for high order and shaped M-QAM. Our blind RDE utilizes conditional filter updates based on the assignment likelihood of amplitude levels. Compared to traditional RDE we demonstrate a convergence rate of >99% for up to 93% higher DGD.

EPIC Members New Product Release

December 2020

EPIC Members New Product Release

8 December, 2020 – 16:00 - 17:00 CET


The EPIC Members New Product Release will be a combination of an online meeting with qualified attendees, and a live launch on YouTube for everyone to see. Several companies will release their latest products and will have the opportunity to engage with potential partners, clients, and the complete EPIC network!


VPIphotonics Design Suite provides access to professional application-specific simulation tools and pluggable toolkit extensions with common usability, design process and data analysis capabilities. Director of Business Development, Chris Maloney, will discuss the latest release which offers advances for optoelectronic circuits, multimode coupling, automated device characterization and more.

»Join us at this live launch!

AngelTech Virtual Live II

November 2020

AngelTech Virtual Live II

2 November, 2020

Connecting the compound semiconductor & photonic integrated circuits communities


Join us on Monday November 2nd for AngelTech Virtual Live II where VPIphotonics General Manager,
Dr. Andre Richter, will present on our environment supporting top-level co-design of complete
Electrical-Optical-Electrical (E-O-E) interconnect solutions and co-simulation of integrated electrical and optical components and sub-circuits.

»Come and meet our experts there!

OSA Webinar October

October 2020

OIDA Sponsored Webinar:

Advanced DSP and Coding for Next Generation Coherent Optical Systems


Next generation coherent optical systems are expected to deliver high data rates to meet the increase of traffic demands driven by the emergence of high bandwidth applications, such as Internet of Things, 4K video streaming, and online gaming. Different technologies have been proposed and investigated for next generation 400G, 800G, and 1.6T systems. In this webinar, we review the most promising techniques including, advanced modulation formats and coding, fiber nonlinearity mitigation, and space division multiplexing. All demonstrations will be performed in VPIphotonics Design Suite.

»Webinar: 21 October, 2020 – 11:00 AM - 12:00 PM US/EDT

To watch the recording click here!

Photonic Days 2020 BB

October 2020

Photonics Days 2020 Berlin Brandenburg

5 - 8 October, 2020

Photonics – enabling technologies, still and now more than ever!


Our team will attend and also contributes to the Dutch-German PIC Workshop ⇒ 7 Oct, 10:00 AM - 12:00 PM:

"Computer-aided design and technology comparison for integrated photonics" (11:15 AM)

»Come and meet our experts there!

New open position

September 2020

Boston Massachusetts Area

VPIphotonics (US), premier provider of professional simulation software and design services for optical communications, integrated photonics and fiber optics, is offering a position in the Boston Massachusetts area. With a worldwide customer base spanning applications in telecom/datacom, sensing and signal processing, VPIphotonics is seeking the talents of Application Engineers at all experience levels to work in our Technical Services team with focus on optical transmission systems and networks.

»See here the detailed job description!

OSA Webinar September

September 2020

OIDA Sponsored Webinar:

Paving the Way for InP Photonic Integrated Circuits from Concept to Tape-out


Streamlining the design process, shortening the development cycle, and reducing the transition to manufacturing remain some of the most demanding requirements for photonic integrated circuit (PIC) designers. During this webinar, Infinera and VPIphotonics will present a design and fabrication workflow for InP PICs developed to address these needs. The workflow is based on the Infinera Process Design Kit (PDK), which includes devices optimized to ensure the best performance and yield within Infinera's InP foundry. VPIphotonics and Infinera collaborated to develop compact models for these PDK building blocks to allow for rapid prototyping of application-specific PICs. Join our webinar to learn how to start your PIC design with a graphical circuit representation and system simulation in VPIphotonics' software environment and smoothly proceed with physical layout implementation, verification, and fabrication by Infinera's InP foundry.

»Webinar: 09 September, 2020 – 11:00 AM - 12:00 PM US/EDT

To watch the recording click here!

New open position

July 2020

Berlin

VPIphotonics, premier provider of professional simulation software and design services for optical communications, integrated photonics and fiber optics, is offering positions in Berlin, Germany. With a worldwide customer base spanning applications in telecom/datacom, sensing and signal processing, VPIphotonics is seeking the talents of Application Engineers at all experience levels to work in our Technical Services team with focus on optical transmission systems and networks.

»See here the detailed job description!

ICTON 2020

July 2020

VPIphotonics at ICTON 2020

International Conference on Transparent Optical Networks
19-23 July, 2020 in Bari, Italy

Hear us speak and meet our experts!


»Invited presentation by A. Amari and A. Richter – ICTON IV (Monday, July 20, 17:40-19:50):

"Probabilistic Shaping for PAM-8 Optical Ethernet Systems"

Abstract: A performance comparison of probabilistically shaped (PS) pulse amplitude modulation (PAM)-8 and uniform PAM-8 is performed in the context of 168 Gb/s intensity modulation and direct detect (IMDD) optical Ethernet system. PS-PAM-8 provides gain in terms of the optical signal-to-noise ratio of about 1.2 dB in the back-to-back system, and an increase of more than 15% in transmission reach at the 20% low-density parity-check (LDPC) soft decision forward error correction (FEC) threshold.


»Invited presentation by G. Di Rosa and A. Richter – ICTON IV (Monday, July 20, 17:40-19:50):

"Achievable mitigation of nonlinear phase noise through optimized blind carrier phase recovery"

Abstract: Partial mitigation of nonlinear phase noise by standard carrier phase recovery has been reported both, experimentally and through simulations. In this paper we quantify the achievable mitigation by using different implementations of the carrier phase recovery. All the approaches are based on the widespread blind phase search algorithm but follow different optimization strategies for handling simultaneously both, linear and nonlinear impairments of the channel. We apply the algorithms on probabilistically shaped signals transmitted over standard single mode fiber and non-zero dispersion shifted fiber in order to consider conditions in which the system performance is evidently affected by nonlinear phase noise. The results obtained are finally compared to the statistically estimated achievable phase noise removal. This allows to evaluate in different system scenarios an upper bound to the potential gain obtainable by algorithms developed to mitigate the detrimental impact of short-correlated nonlinear phase noise.

ePIXfab Design Course

June 2020

Learn about photonic circuit simulations starting from basic components and going up to complex PICs consisting of several passive/active (electro)optic elements. Get acquainted with the software tools by working on various application cases, different technology platforms, and layout-ready process design kits.
The training provides the standard knowledge for all researchers that want to design and simulate any photonic integrated circuit. It covers basics as well as more advanced software functionality making it very useful for new employees or graduate students, as well as experienced engineers in companies. Anyone who is active or interested in photonic integration and who needs a better understanding of designing or simulating PICs is welcome!
Attendees will learn by means of demonstrations and hands-on sessions how to seamlessly integrate and automate different steps of a typical design process. Modeling, optimization and layout extraction of basic building blocks and complex hierarchical circuits will be subject of the training.


»22 June, 2020 – 1:00 PM - 5:00 PM CET

To register click here!

OSA Webinar

June 2020

OIDA Sponsored Webinar:

Migrating a PIC Simulation to a System Design: Silicon-Photonic Modulator in a PAM-4 Link


Modeling and simulation at both the circuit- and system-levels are critical in the design process for optical communication, quantum key distribution and sensing applications. Seamless migration between these two levels of abstraction will be demonstrated in VPIphotonics Design Suite.
This webinar will focus on an optical communication application example by modeling a silicon-photonic modulator at the circuit-level and implementing it for simulation at the system-level in a PAM-4 link.

»Webinar: 02 June, 2020 – 11:00 AM - 12:00 PM US/EDT

To watch click here!

News PR Keysight

May 2020

Berlin

Internet traffic handled by datacenters is growing rapidly, fueling the need for deployment of new and improved communication equipment that relies heavily on optical interconnects. Optical interconnects are composed of optoelectronic devices that combine functionality in both electrical and optical domains. To address the growing need for optical interconnect design and optimization, we announce a new simulation workflow capability that seamlessly connects VPI Design Suite with PathWave Advanced Design System (ADS) from Keysight Technologies, enabling designers to predict the signal integrity of electrical-optical-electrical data links.

»Click here for the Press Release!

New version 11.0

May 2020

Berlin

VPIphotonics announces new version of its market-leading simulation and analysis environment for optical components and transmission systems.

»Click here for more details!

Spring Conferences

Spring 2020

virtually and online

VPIphotonics at Spring Conferences and Events 2020

Our team will attend and sponsor the following conferences and events this spring:


CLEO 2020 ⇒ 11-15 May 2020


ONDM 2020 ⇒ 18-20 May 2020


PIC International Online Summit ⇒ 19 May 2020


CEISPCS ⇒ 28-30 May 2020, in Chongqing (China)
2ndChina-Europe International Silicon Photonics Course & Symposium –
Bridging the Chinese and European Eco-Systems of silicon photonics

»Come and meet our experts there!

Set up an appointment with one of our experts for a customized presentation.

News PR PlasmoniAC

March 2020

Berlin

Turning plasmons into neurons to revolutionize the landscape of brain-inspired computing through EU-funded PlasmoniAC research project

»Click here for the Press Release!

News OFC

March 2020

San Diego

VPIphotonics at OFC 2020

8-12 March, 2020 in San Diego, USA

See here an interview vido recorded at our booth!

»Come and meet our experts at Booth 4131!

News PR Infinera PDK 1.0

February 2020

San Francisco

Designers using Infinera InP open foundry services to increase productivity with a new design workflow

Live demonstration at our VPIphotonics booth 3173 at SPIE Photonics West, 1-6 Feb in San Francisco, USA!

»Click here for the Press Release!

News Photonics West

February 2020

San Francisco

VPIphotonics at SPIE Photonics West 2020

1-6 February, 2020 in San Francisco, USA

»Come and meet our experts at Booth 3173!

New open position

January 2020

Berlin

A three-year research training position is open at VPIphotonics in Berlin, Germany, as part of the EU-funded European Industrial Doctorate Innovative Training Network (DRIVE-In: Integrated Photonics for the next generation of autonomous Vehicles using InP technologies) involving the University of Vigo (Spain) as Academic Partner, and VPIphotonics as Industrial Partner.

»See here the detailed job description!