Enewsletter, September 2022

Fall Issue: Student and Professor Edition

We hope this communication finds you well and ready for the Fall session of classes.

In this issue:

  • 2022 Robert S. Hilbert Memorial Optical Design Competition Results
  • Optical Solutions User Conference
  • Expand your Knowledge
<p>We want to congratulate this year’s winners of the Robert S. Hilbert Memorial Optical Design Competition:</p>
<p>Aria Amini, California Polytechnic State University<br />
John DeBoer, California Polytechnic State University<br />
J’Nai Lawrence, California Polytechnic State University<br />
Shaobai Li, University of Arizona<br />
Luke DeMars, University of North Carolina at Charlotte<br />
Adam Briggs, University of Rochester<br />
Connor Heckman, University of Rochester<br />
Erin O’Kane, University of Rochester<br />
Nikolas Romer, University of Rochester<br />
Chenghao Feng, Jiaqi Gu, and Hanqing Zhu, University of Texas at Austin </p>

Robert S. Memorial Optical Design Competition Results

We want to congratulate this year’s winners of the Robert S. Hilbert Memorial Optical Design Competition:

Aria Amini, California Polytechnic State University
John DeBoer, California Polytechnic State University
J’Nai Lawrence, California Polytechnic State University
Shaobai Li, University of Arizona
Luke DeMars, University of North Carolina at Charlotte
Adam Briggs, University of Rochester
Connor Heckman, University of Rochester
Erin O’Kane, University of Rochester
Nikolas Romer, University of Rochester
Chenghao Feng, Jiaqi Gu, and Hanqing Zhu, University of Texas at Austin 

Optical Solutions User Conference

Our first annual Optical Solutions User Conference will be held in Sunnyvale, CA on Wednesday, Sept. 28 and will include presentations on optical technologies and applications as well as software tutorials. If you would like to join this in-person event, please register. We look forward to meeting you! 

<p><b>Date:</b> Wednesday, September 28, 2022<br />
<b>Time:</b> 9:00 a.m.–5:00 p.m. PDT<br />
<b>Location:</b> Pathline Park (In-Person Event)<br />
655 Palomar Avenue<br />
Sunnyvale, CA 94085 </p>

Live In-person

Date: Wednesday, September 28, 2022
Time: 9:00 a.m.–5:00 p.m. PDT
Location: Pathline Park (In-Person Event)
655 Palomar Avenue
Sunnyvale, CA 94085 

Expand Your Knowledge!

Online Learning Courses
Learn at your own pace, at your convenience! We encourage you to take advantage of our on-demand courses - at no charge! We have full introductory product courses available for both CODE V and LightTools. To learn more about these course offerings and to register, please visit this link

Discovery Sessions
Are you new to CODE V, LightTools, LucidShape, or RSoft? Consider taking a Discovery training, offered periodically throughout the year for each product. Check here to check the calendar and register for a Discovery Session. 

Online Tech Talks
Every month, we offer a variety of tech talks on CODE V, LightTools, LucidShape, RSoft Photonic Device Tools and Optical Scattering Measurements topics.  If your schedule permits, join us for a talk! The complete list of talks can be found here

We hope you will take advantage of one or all of the offerings. The latest event schedule can be found here.

Important Links

  • Stay updated on the latest topics through the Synopsys Optical and Photonic Solutions blog.
  • Want to use the same software used by industry leaders in optics? Request a free student license!