Reply To: Ansys optics full package add on for student?

[Guilin Sun]

As Rob mentioned, you will need a license for the simulation tools. Since you did not mention explicitly which software you want to use, here I give you brief  introduction:

1: Lumerical photonics tools: Solving the first-principle equations such as

FDTD, DGTD, varFDTD, FDE, EME, and FEEM solve Maxwell Equations and their variant equations.

HEAR solves thermal transportation in solid. 

CHARGE solves the drift-diffusion equations for electrons and holes (carriers) and Possion equations

MQW for multiple quantun wells

Solver physics introductions can be found from this link: https://optics.ansys.com/hc/en-us/sections/360005021794-Solver-physics 

The system and quantum circuit solvers are here INTERCONNECT Solvers

free trial request: https://optics.ansys.com/hc/en-us/articles/5718487807891-How-to-request-an-evaluation-license-from-the-Ansys-Optics-Launcher 

2: zemax tools: ray based and physical optics based

opticstudio: https://www.ansys.com/products/optics/ansys-zemax-opticstudio

free trial request: https://www.ansys.com/products/optics/ansys-zemax-opticstudio/zemax-opticstudio-trial