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Flexcompute Co-founder Dr. Shanhui Fan Elected to National Academy of Engineering

27 Feb 2024 By Qing Hu, Wallace Scott

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Flexcompute is proud to share that the National Academy of Engineering (NAE) has elected our co-founder Dr. Shanhui Fan to its 2024 Class for showing that “the coldness of space” relative to Earth can be a major energy source for humankind. Dr. Shanhui Fan also serves as Joseph and Hon Mai Goodman Professor of the School of Engineering, Electrical Engineering at Stanford University in Stanford, California. His induction into the NAE comes on the heels of Shanhui Fan’s previous accolade, where he...

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FDTD Simulations in Cutting-Edge Photonics: From Novel 2D Materials to Quantum Technologies and Consumer Electronics

10 Jan 2024 By Tom, Qing

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The Finite-Difference Time-Domain (FDTD) method is a computational modeling technique widely used in the field of photonics. FDTD has significantly changed the way researchers study and predict the behavior of electromagnetic waves. This review article delves into the recent applications of FDTD simulations in cutting-edge photonics research and engineering. Specifically, it showcases examples of the use of FDTD simulations in areas such as novel 2D materials (such as graphene and transition-metal dichalcogenides), quantum technologies (like quantum dots and single photon...

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Research Highlight: Scale-invariant Dielectric Waveguide

08 Jan 2024 By Tom Chen

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The field of integrated photonic circuits has seen a significant and rapid expansion in recent years, with strong indications of continued acceleration in the near future. This growth is largely fueled by innovative academic research. A notable example of such advancement is the study led by Dr. Janderson Rodrigues and Dr. Utsav Dave from Professor Michal Lipson’s team at Columbia University, as detailed in a recent publication in Nature Communications. This research introduces a new dielectric waveguiding mechanism. Their novel...

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Warm Holiday Wishes from Flexcompute!

19 Dec 2023 By Flexcompute

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As we gather to celebrate this festive season, we at Flexcompute want to extend our heartfelt holiday greetings to you and your loved ones. This time of year reminds us of the warmth of community, the joy of innovation, and the bright future we’re building together. 🌟 This year, we’re grateful for the brilliant ideas and collaborative efforts that have propelled us forward. Like the steady glow of a holiday candle, our commitment to advancing CFD and EM simulations continues...

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Tidy3D Seminar at Harvard on Dec 14: Hardware-accelerated Photonic Inverse Design.

16 Dec 2023 By Flexcompute

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Flexcompute hold a seminar at Harvard on Dec 14. In the seminar, Dr Tom Chen presented Hardware-accelerated Photonic Inverse Design. Inverse Design is a technique that uses computational methods to automate the process of designing photonic devices. It plays an important role in photonic design for academic research and industrial engineering. Tom’s lecture was highly praised by the audience. After the presentation, Tom and Marjon had a deep discussion with the students about their simulations and help them troubleshooting the...

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