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SMD PRO vs SMD Tool

SMD PRO is faster and provides more, advanced features. The table below compares major feature differences between SMD PRO and SMD Tool.

SMD PRO

  • Up to 20x faster metalens building than Tool 1

  • Up to 3.6x faster simulation than Tool 2

  • Higher memory efficiency

  • Simulatable lens size: unlimited (memory-dependent)

  • Imaging simulation along tangential & sagittal axes

  • Supports 11+ unit cell shapes (including all in Tool & polygon)

  • Unit cell data provided across visible and near-IR wavelengths

  • Advanced GDS modifications

  • Modern UI

SMD Tool

  • 13000x faster than FDTD

  • Simulatable lens size: < 1 million unit cells

  • Imaging simulation along tangential axis only

  • Supports 3 unit cell shapes (circle, square, rectangle)

  • No unit cell data provided

  • No GDS modification

  • Basic UI

1: Time measured for a metalens with 1 million unit cells.

2: Tested was a lens focusing at optical axis at normal incidence. Simulation ranges were adjusted to be identical between PRO and Tool.

1, 2: All tests were performed on Intel Core i7 1.7 GHz CPU and 15.7 GB memory.