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FRED Version 22.40 Release
We are pleased to announce the release of FRED version 22.40, now available for download at www.pho

PHOTON DESIGN SOFTWARE RELEASES (July 2022)
FIMMWAVE Release v7.3
● CAD-like 3D view of FIMMPROP Devices
● FDM Solver: Improved meshing of

Major GPU Ray Trace Update, Enhanced Multithreading and RAM Support
FRED version 21.42 is now available and represents a huge architectural change regarding FREDmpc tha

Photon Design software releases (2021 Q4)
― FIMMWAVE Release v7.2 ―
It is now possible to configure models with Z-direction curvature f

Multi-threaded VCSEL Calculations
HAROLD Release v6.2
- HAROLDXY and VCSEL calculations are now multi-threaded for faster calculation

Enhanced Stray Light Analysis and User-Recorded HOE
FRED version 20.01 is a major new release containing significant enhancements that address both ease

GDS-II File Import
OmniSim Version 7.2 has been released.
The release of OmniSim version 7.2 includes new capability f

Fast Coherent Field Summation On GPU
FRED version 19.40 is a major new release containing enhancements that address both ease of use and

New Cavity Mode Calculator
FIMMWAVE v7.1: New Cavity Mode Calculator
New Cavity Mode Calculator can be used to find the resona

Faster FDTD, FETD Calculation
OmniSim version 7.1 speeds up the pre-processing stage of both the FDTD and the FETD engine, and pos