Analysis Mode and Workflow — Lesson 1

Analysis Mode

Lumerical FDE has two modes of operation — Layout mode and Analysis mode. In this video, we will focus on the behavior of the GUI in Analysis mode.

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Analysis Methods

Lumerical FDE provides various tools for analyzing the simulation results. In this video, you will learn about the various built-in tools for mode calculation, frequency sweep, power and overlap calculations, and far-field projection.

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The simulation and script files used in the video can be downloaded from below:

FDE_Analyze_Analysis_method.lms
FDE_Analyze_analysis_methods.lsf

The simulation file contains a sweep object which sweeps the width of the silicon waveguide and tracks the effective index of the fundamental mode. The script file copies the fundamental mode for a 0.5 um wide waveguide to the DECK to use it as a reference mode for best overlap calculation.

To create a result for n_eff vs. width, take the following steps:

1. Open the simulation file.
2. Load and run the script file.
3. Run the sweep.
4. Visualize the result from the sweep by right-clicking it.