Rigorous Coupled Wave Analysis

(RSoft DiffractMOD RCWA)

Simulate and optimize diffraction gratings, metasurfaces, metalenses, photonic crystals, and other periodic optical structures using rigorous coupled wave analysis (RCWA).

RSoft DiffractMOD RCWA on laptop

Why Use RSoft DiffractMOD RCWA

RSoft DiffractMOD uses rigorous coupled wave analysis (RCWA) to accurately model the interaction of light with periodic optical structures. Engineers can analyze diffraction efficiency, polarization behavior, resonance effects, and electromagnetic field distributions across gratings, metasurfaces, photonic crystals, and other nanophotonic devices before fabrication.

Use RSoft DiffractMOD RCWA for

  • Calculating diffraction efficiency in periodic optical structures
  • Designing transmission and reflection gratings
  • Evaluating wavelength-, angle-, and polarization-dependent response
  • Analyzing metasurfaces, metalenses, and subwavelength structures
  • Modeling photonic crystals and waveguide gratings
  • Studying dielectric, dispersive, metallic, and lossy periodic materials
  • Generating near-field, far-field, reflection, transmission, and absorption results
RSoft DiffractMOD RCWA on a laptop

RSoft DiffractMOD RCWs Applications

Analyze diffractive, periodic, and subwavelength optical structures.

• Diffraction gratings

• Waveguide gratings

• Metasurfaces

• Metalenses

• Photonic crystals

• Holographic optical structures

• Subwavelength antireflection structures

• Reflective polarizers

• Plasmonic structures

• Diffractive optical elements

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Design better periodic optical structures.

Accurately analyze diffraction efficiency, polarization effects, resonance behavior, and field distributions across complex photonic devices using DiffractMOD RCWA.