News, press, Etc
November 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.
We have always strived to push the boundaries of innovation and excellence in the field of photonics, and this recognition serves as a testament to our dedication and the hard work of our entire team. We are proud to be at the forefront of technological advancements that have earned us a place among the finalists for this prestigious award in the category software.
The innovative photonics products and solutions we’ve developed are not only a source of pride for our team but also represent the potential to transform industries and impact our society positively. Our commitment to advancing the field of photonics is unwavering, and being recognized in this way is a significant milestone for PlanOpsim.
Check the link below for the other finalists: you will see we are in great company ! This recognition would not have been possible without the hard work, dedication, and support of our team members, partners, and stakeholders. We want to take this opportunity to express my gratitude to everyone who has been a part of this journey but especially to our customers all over the world.
August 2024 – PlanOpSim featured in Photonics Views
Innovations and challenges in modern optical design
Revolutionizing the field of optical design to enable faster and more accu-rate optimization of complex optical systems
“ The software is dedicated metasur-face in its user interface and designworkflow, and has several advantagesover conventional tools. These includehigh speed (18× faster than FDTD) and4000× larger areas, ray tracing scriptingto enable export to manufacturing, fullmetasurface workflow, and dedicatedmetasurface support. “. “
September 2024 – CIOE China
PlanOpSim at Booth 1E69 Hall 1
Seminar ” Meta Surface Design – How to catch the next wave in optics ” ( available in full detail here after the conference )
July 2024 – PlanOpSim featured in LaserFocusWorld !
Metasurfaces enhance optical systems
An optical revolution? Advancements in the design and manufacture of optical components leverages properties of metasurfaces and meta-optics to surpass traditional optical hardware’s capabilities.
” Belgium-based PlanOpSim, which was founded in 2019, makes the design and simulation of metalenses and metasurfaces more accessible and efficient. By addressing key bottlenecks such as system-level integration and area design, they came up with innovative solutions like inverse design and surrogate solvers, which significantly reduce the time and computational resources required for optimization (see Fig. 2). “
May 2024 – Optical Design Summit
” Meta-surface design webinar
How to catch the next wave in optics “
Find the full presentation here
April 2024 – SPIE Photonics Europe
PlanOpSim: Large Area Meta Optics presenting at SPIE Photonic Europe
” Local full-wave methods for accurate modelling of large area meta-surfaces “
Find the full presentation here
January 2024 – SPIE Photonics West
PlanOpSim: Large Area Meta Optics presenting at SPIE Photonic West
” Simulation methods for large-area meta-surfaces: comparison local periodic, overlapping domains, and full wave calculations “
Find the full presentation here
November 2023 – Our founder and CEO speaks
at EPIC Meeting on Optical Design
” The ongoing advancements in machine learning and artificial intelligence are poised to revolutionize this field, allowing for swifter and more precise optimization of intricate optical systems. On 6 November, we will bring together industry experts and R&D professionals to explore the challenges they face in optical design and the innovative simulation tools they employ. “
Find
the link here –
Lieven starts his talk at minute 59 more specifically about our new release of
Overlapping Domain Analysis to our software.
November 2023 – PlanOpSim has been selected as a finalist for the 2024 SPIE Prism Awards, and we couldn’t be more thrilled about this remarkable achievement.
We have always strived to push the boundaries of innovation and excellence in the field of photonics, and this recognition serves as a testament to our dedication and the hard work of our entire team. We are proud to be at the forefront of technological advancements that have earned us a place among the finalists for this prestigious award in the category software.
The innovative photonics products and solutions we’ve developed are not only a source of pride for our team but also represent the potential to transform industries and impact our society positively. Our commitment to advancing the field of photonics is unwavering, and being recognized in this way is a significant milestone for PlanOpsim.
Check the link below for the other finalists: you will see we are in great company ! This recognition would not have been possible without the hard work, dedication, and support of our team members, partners, and stakeholders. We want to take this opportunity to express my gratitude to everyone who has been a part of this journey but especially to our customers all over the world.
September 2023
PlanOpSim’s CEO Interviewed byRochester Business Journal
Luminate NY: Startup works to revolutionize optics industry !
Read here for full long read or click image right
September 2023
PlanOpSim on CIOE (China International Optoelectronic Exposition ) is world’s leading optoelectronic event. Read here what Lieven’s findings are.
Dr. Lieven Penninck interviewed on the past, present and future of PlanOpSim, Meta Optics by José Pozo, CTO Optica. Vision for metalens design & simulation.
” The introduction of more advanced AI offers great new opportunities. Dr. Penninck points to the necessity of identifying the right model for the right method. And while there is no miracle solution, AI can help design at record speed. A multi-step design process gives you the ability to run scenarios and create prototypes with AI – streamlining time constraints and costs in moving to mass production. “
Longread with link here
March 2023
PlanOpSim selected for highly competitive Luminate.org Accelerator !
Press release here:
Empire State Development Announces 10 Finalists Selected (globenewswire.com)
Lieven Penninck, Founder and CTO gave a seminar on ” Meta-surface
design from meta-atoms to systems ” in Silicon Valley
With a focus on pragmatic and practical design
You can find the full presentation here
09/01/2023
EPIC Technology Meeting on Metalenses & Metasurfaces
” A View on the Opportunities & Challenges for the Design of Metalenses and Metasurfaces. A Pragmatic and Case Based Overview ”
Dec 2022
PlanOpSim, part of Fabulous wins an Horizon Europe Call
December 2022
PlanOpSim presented at POEM Conferencewith the follwowing topic
” Accelerating Meta-atom Optimization with Optimization, Inverse Design and AI Methods: An Application OrientedBenchmark ”
If you want the abstract or full result; feel free to email us.
August 2022
SPIE Photonic West 2022
” Angular spectrum representation of vector fields for supporting metasurface
analysis and design ”
July 2022
PlanOpSim presented at Meta Conference
Metalens & Metasurface Design: From Nanostructure to Components to System Design ( Hybrid )
Full YouTube Video Link Below
May 2022
PlanOpSim named as one of the frontrunners in the Metalens Revolution by LaserFocusWorld
” Their multiscale simulation approach treats the subwavelength structures of the metaatoms with a full Maxwell solution and applies appropriate approximations on the component and system scale where a full wave solution is extremely time and memory consuming. “
Februari 2022
OSA Webinar by PlanOpSim for the whole Nanophotonics Community
Practical Meta-Surface Design for Polarization Optics
June 2021
OSA Topical Meeting on Flat Optics
” Sensitivity analysis and tolerancing of Mid Wave IR metalenses ”
2021
First Launch of Commercial Software
2019
PlanOpSim selected as one of 9 start ups by leading tech accelerator ImecIstart
09/01/2019
Foundation of PlanOpSim Limited
