Optical simulations are fundamental for the development of new photonic technologies. They help predicting performance, speed up production and optimize design which are too complex for human intuition. At present, various in-house codes have been developed and various commercial software have been used in the community. However, these software/code do not talk to each other and work with different data structures. This translates into inefficiency. The first stage goal of OPTISIM is to form a demonstration framework based on a website where a cloud sharing platform containing interface for existing in-house code, tools, algorithms, models and software will be demonstrate and connected.
For the long term goal of PhoenixD, we aims to form an integrated platform for optical simulations, data sharing across experimental and theoretical groups, and data management following European protocols to allow model, algorithm and data re-usability. OPTISIM is heading for collaborative work on an interface platform to support the long-term vision of PhoenixD. The platform will be oriented towards the need for research and development within PhoenixD and some part also to our community globally. It will explain and show the models, theory, function, structure and interfaces of different modules in a systematic way. OPTISIM aims to integrate the in-house code, commercial software interface (licenses within the PhoenixD) and other open-source algorithms for computational photonics and optics into one framework. Though this is an ambitious and long term task, our first stage of OPTISIM is to define the framework. Such platform needs to be established and developed for long term requirements in research and training. OPTISIM will be developed by following systematic software engineering best practices for maintainability, user-friendliness, expandability, and portability on different computing platforms (from desktop computer to exascale supercomputers). The structure of OPTISIM will support the integration of new modules. Proper data structures will be defined to allow exchange of data between modules. This software would represent a foundation for a virtual lab for the OPTICUM (new infrastructure building in campus Garbsen) to simulate complex optical problems, including multiphysics and multiscale scenarios, as well as for the design and optimization of advanced photonic devices.
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