The CHARGE reference manual provides detailed descriptions of product features.
Related resources
CHARGE100 course: A self-paced course intended for beginner to intermediate users with a focus on providing an understanding of the solver physics, simulation workflow, and data analysis. The "My first simulation" section is a great getting started tutorial.
CHARGE100 videos: List of videos from the CHARGE100 course.
Ansys Learning Forum (Photonics category): A large repository of Q&A content from the Ansys Lumerical community.
Application Gallery: Find example files, simulation methodologies, and tips to help you get started quickly and easily. You can also browse the application gallery directly from within our products.
Solvers
Workflow and Layout editor
Material properties
Electrical/Thermal Material Database
Electrical/Thermal Material Models
Creating a New Semiconductor Material
Scripting Electrical Materials
Understanding mesh order for overlapping objects
Simulation objects
Reference Geometries and Geometric Features
Structures
Primitives: Triangle, Rectangle, Polygon, Circle, Ring, Waveguide, Sphere, Pyramid, Planar solid, 2D rectangle, 2D polygon
Groups
Simulation
Doping
Sources
Monitors
Boundary conditions
Import
Optimizations and sweeps
Learn how to run parameter sweep, optimization, yield analysis, and s-parameter analysis tasks.
Running parameter sweeps without the CAD
Optimization scripting commands
Monte Carlo scripting commands
Monte Carlo analysis with spatial correlations