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LightTools V2026.03: Illumination Design & Optical Simulation Software LightTools 2026.03 is Keysight Technologies’ latest release for 3D optical engineering and illumination design. The software has transitioned from Synopsys to Keysight, with this version retaining the version numbering convention of the previous owner but shipping under the Keysight brand . This release focuses on eliminating simulation bottlenecks and supporting next-generation applications . Key New Features in V2026.03 GPU-Accelerated Forward Ray Tracing Significant performance upgrade with 10× to over 50× speed gains depending on model complexity and hardware . Supports point and surface sources, multiple receiver meshes, volume scattering models (Gegenbauer, Henyey-Greenstein), measured BSDF, Microfacet scatter models, and optical cementing . Enables high-fidelity simulations with hundreds of millions of rays much earlier...

VPIphotonics Design Suite 11.7: Professional Photonic Design & Simulation Software VPIphotonics Design Suite 11.7 is the latest version of the industry-leading photonic design automation (PDA) platform, released in March 2026 . This major update delivers significant advancements in modeling accuracy, flexibility, and simulation speed, targeting datacom, laser satcom, fiber sensing, and integrated photonics applications . Key New Features in Version 11.7 Linear Pluggable Optics (LPO) & High-Speed Datacom Feature Description 100G-DR-LPO Reference Design Full system simulation compliant with the 100G-DR-LPO MSA standard, including FFE/DFE-based SerDes equalizers and CTLE for analog electrical driving Multi-Level PAM Support New electrical PAM transmitter supporting arbitrary PAM levels (PAM-3, PAM-6, PAM-8) for 200 Gb/s O-band DCI applications Fiber Sensing & Distributed Acoustic Sensing Feature Description...