RSoft Product Updates Advance Optical Design for AR/VR Systems

18 Dec 2018

Synopsys, Inc. (Nasdaq: SNPS) today announced the release of version 2018.12 of the Synopsys RSoft^™ Photonic Component Design Suite, which introduces new features to advance the design of optics used in augmented reality and virtual reality (AR/VR) systems. The latest RSoft release supports Synopsys' optical design workflow for nano-textured diffractive optical elements that enable smaller, lightweight AR/VR devices with improved displays and immersive experiences.

Synopsys' design workflow includes a seamless interface between the company's LightTools^® software for virtual prototyping of light as it traverses optical and mechanical components in an AR/VR model, and the RSoft tools for fast, rigorous modeling of nano-textured optical structures. LightTools and RSoft provide a unique multi-domain simulation approach that shares Bidirectional Scattering Distribution Function (BSDF) data to help AR/VR device designers achieve superior light extraction efficiency, beam shaping, and color tuning.

In version 2018.12, the RSoft BSDF enhancements provide greater design flexibility and speed with:

• BSDF files that can be calculated for X-, Y-, or Z-oriented structures
• Support for LightTools zone rotations in RSoft BSDF user-defined optical properties
• Expanded azimuthal symmetry support for faster RSoft BSDF calculations
• Support for non-uniform wavelengths, which is useful for RGB color displays in AR/VR systems

"With the LightTools and RSoft products' multi-domain simulation approach that combines macro- and nano-scale optical engineering, designers can create AR/VR models that provide end users with a superior sense of display immersion and visual comfort," said George Bayz, vice president of Synopsys' Optical Solutions Group. "By using Synopsys' complete AR/VR design solutions, designers can be confident of getting the results they need for first-time-right manufacturing."

Availability & Resources

Synopsys' RSoft products version 2018.12 are available now. Customers with a current maintenance agreement can download this version from the Synopsys website using their SolvNet^® account.

For more information click here or visit the team at the Photonics West show 5-7th February, San Francisco.  Booth 1259