Robert S. Hilbert Memorial Optical Design Competition Rules

Due Date

Entries should be received by the end of the day on June 15, 2021.

Entry Form

Download a PDF version of our entry form that can be viewed, filled in, and printed using Acrobat Reader. If you don't have a copy of Acrobat Reader, go to the Adobe Web site, where you can download it for free.

Submission Requirements

• Project/Paper may be submitted "as is". No special format is required.
• For project reports that exceed 10 pages in length, please submit a short synopsis of your project of no more than 10 pages. Any figures included in the synopsis should be identical to those in the original project report.
• Project/Paper is to be submitted electronically. Please email your entry form, paper, and supporting files to: hilbert_competition@synopsys.com. You will receive an email acknowledgement once your entry is received.
• Professor signature required (there is designated space on the entry form).  Or, an email from your professor confirming your student status can be sent to hilbert_competition@synopsys.com.
  
• Additional CODE V, LightTools, LucidShape, RSoft Photonic Device Tools, Photonic System Tools, and/or PIC Design Suite output and explanations of how our software was used in the project/paper is required if not part of the original paper. This additional information is optional if the software use is already explained in the paper.
• If submission file sizes are larger than 10 MB, please e-mail us at hilbert_competition@synopsys.com for instructions on uploading your large files. E-mails with large file attachments may not transmit successfully through e-mail.
  

Criteria for Judging

• Relative to student's degree and course work
• Level of CODE V, LightTools, LucidShape, RSoft Photonic Device Tools, Photonic System Tools, and/or PIC Design Suite software use in paper/project
• How well paper/project conforms to course/project assignment definition
• Innovative use of our software

Disclaimer

• The competition is limited to students attending North American Universities and Colleges.
• Past winners of this competition are not eligible.
• Decision of judges is final.
• Papers will not be returned or critiqued.
• Synopsys has the right to publish the winner's name, university, and CODE V, LightTools, LucidShape, RSoft Photonic Device Tools, Photonic System Tools, and/or PIC Design Suite images from winning papers for promotional purposes.
• Synopsys also has the right to use CODE V, LightTools, LucidShape, RSoft Photonic Device Tools, Photonic System Tools, and/or PIC Design Suite models submitted by students for training or promotional purposes.