Meta Optics Experts

Cutting edge  design software and design services for planar and meta optics

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Meta-lens SIMULATION SOFTWARE

PlanOpSim unites the design of planar optics into an easy-to-use meta-lens software tool. PlanOpSim unites:

Meta-cell

Optical design of nanostructures using a full solution of Maxwell’s equations

Meta-Component

Design of meta-surfaces, meta-lenses, components and holograms using powerful optimization methods

System Integration

Integrate your meta-surface components into optical systems with 3rd party ray-tracing software.

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What they say about PlanOpSim

Unique dedicated software for Meta Optics

Software for Design & Simulation with thoughtful features

Our goal is to deliver the most valuable and practical solution in the market.

Multi scale simulation

An integratred workflow and UX for speady, more intuitive design. Metacell: Optical design of nanostructures using a full solution of Maxwell's equations. Meta-Component: Design of meta-surfaces, meta-lenses, components and holograms using powerful optimization methods. Enabling new users with this new technology faster.

Powerful optimization methods

Meta-Component: Design of meta-surfaces, meta-lenses, components and holograms using powerful optimization methods saving crucial time.

Integrations

Integrate your meta-surface components into optical systems with 3rd party ray-tracing and CAD software. Full system design is a prerequisite to capture the full advantages of Meta Optics.

Cloud or Local

PlanOpSim is available via cloud or local. Cloud requires only a webbrowser. Local gets you access to specific installation support.

Unparalled documentation and support

A tool is only a tool. Specific expertise, design examples, technical support (PhD), PlanOpSim Wiki are available to get you and keep you up to speed.

Large Area Design

Large Area Design can be challenging. PlanOpSim created unique ways to increasing the area size with a workable time investment and keeping the error size low ( see ODA )

Our Dedicated Design Services

For experts by experts 

Measurement and Characterization

Optical measurement setups for light scattering, Photometric characterization of (O)LEDs and Characterization of thin films, determination of refractive indices, birefringence and absorption.

Optical modelling

PlanOpSim’s primary expertise is numerical modelling and design of thin film and other optical components. Next to PlanOpSim’s own tools, we use third party tools as required for these tasks.

Metasurface Applications

The PlanOpSim team assist your engineers with testing, design and prototyping of various kinds of photonic and optical applications where Optical Metasurfaces can make a clear difference via dedicated contract R&D.

Design for Fabrication

PlanOpSim teams advises, introduces partners, etc. and helps you helps solve these types of questions;

You want to know what is the most robust design.

You want to know what is the best fabrication methodology for your specific application.

You want to be brought in touch with fabricators the right way.

PlanOpSim has now more than 5 years of experience with  finding perfect matches fitting for your protoype, project or high volume application.

Software Customisation

PlanOpSim can create specific software that models the parameters you need, for the applications you are focussing on. PlanOpSim can deliver custom features, interfaces and even entire models tailored to your wishes. In the past we have delivered the following algorithms for specific analyses:

  • Light emission and micro-cavity effects in birefringent materials: liquid crystal lasers and OLEDs

  • Algorithms for calculating light extraction and efficency of OLEDs

  • Identification of plasmon modes for material characterization and loss analysis

Leveraging your R&D Team

PlanOpSim is a partner to grasp the opportunities you see in your market

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PlanOpSim assists users and companies in its R&D Goals & Efforts

Request a free feasibility assessment of your R&D project here.
1h of free consulting with dr. Lieven Penninck founder and CTO.

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Success Stories

Hear directly from our clients who’ve experienced transformative results with PlanOpSim Design Software or Design. Their success stories are a testament to the power of our collaborative R&D approach and our commitment to excellence.

Most of our customers require strict NDA policies regarding usage.
Contact us to ask for more references for your use case.

Jonas Vandewalle
CRO PlanOpSim

PlanOpSim's software offerings have immense potential to revolutionize the optics and photonics industry, particularly in the design and simulation of meta surfaces and metalenses. The speed, flexibility, and ease-of- use of their software have enabled our research group at Kwangwoon University to create faster, larger, and more accurate designs in a time-efficient manner.

From the outset of our engagement in early 2024, I have been consistently impressed by PlanOpSim's commitment to innovation and their dedication to providing excellent R&D results. During our R&D project with the PlanOpSim, their team demonstrated not only ambition but also a readiness to develop highly innovative products. Furthermore, they deliver excellent practical advice next to scientific insights.

Meta optics expert

In the Summer of 2022 (...) we started trialing the PlanOpSim Software. Throughout this engagement their team has demonstrated their ambition and readiness for development of highly innovative products as well as delivering excellent technical support. One additional example of how they are standing out from their competition is that their support is both quick and gives not only insight into the software but allows for deep scientific discussions.

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Latest News Updates & Releases from PlanOpSim

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Industry Insights

PlanOpSim Featured in Optics & Photonics Magazine !

14/03/2025
We’re honored to see PlanOpSim Lieven Penninck Jonas Vandewalle featured in Optics & Photonics News! 🎉 The article, Meta-Optics Comes of Age, highlights the growing impact of metasurfaces and the role our simulation and design tools play in pushing this field forward.
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Milestone for Large Area Metasurface Calculation

01/03/2025
1’000’000’000 meta atoms 🔬 Designing Large-Area Optical Metasurfaces: A Scaling Challenge 🔬 Metasurfaces have unlocked new possibilities in optics, enabling ultrathin lenses, holograms, and beam shaping. But when it comes to large-area design, things get tricky
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Conferences

PlanOpSim SPIE Prism Award Finalist for Software

28/12/2024
PlanOpSim has been selected as a finalist for the 2024 SPIE Prism Awards, and we couldn’t be more thrilled about this remarkable achievement. For the second year in a row!
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Conferences

EPIC Technology Meeting on Disruptive Optics at Thales

08/04/2025
dr. Lieven Penninck, CEO PlanOpSim invited as a speaker at EPIC Technology Meeting on Disruptive Optics @ Thales
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