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RSoft Photonic Device Tools 2024.09 SP2 - MetaOptic Designer

RSoft Photonic Device Tools 2024.09 SP2

The RSoft Photonic Device Tools 2024.09 SP2 release includes these features:

  • Standalone RSoft Photonic Device Tools installer (previously it was part of Photonic Solutions installer).
  • Option to output layout information in OASIS format from MetaOptic Designer.  This results in considerably smaller file sizes compared to GDS.  Currently this is only supported on Windows.
  • Speed improvements when outputting large GDS files from MetaOptic Designer. Currently this enhancement is only supported on Windows.
  • Performance related enhancements:
    • Reduced initialization time when reading geometry from large TDR files for interface of RSoft with TCAD Sentaurus.
    • Reduced initialization time when importing XY polygons along certain directions, from GDS for example.

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