Lumerical publishes a line of photonics modelling and simulation software. In April 2020 Lumerical was acquired by Ansys in the U.S.A.

All members of ECE's photonics group share use of our network concurrent license. The license is hosted on our server mlm.ece.utoronto.ca. Use outside of the ECE wired network requires connecting via the ECE VPN. The license authorizes use in Canada only. Users connecting from outside of Canada should not run Lumerical using this shared license.

Registered users can download the latest installer from the Ansys website. Each user must create a login on the Ansys website here using their UofT email address, and agree to the license terms to receive download access. Your login also gives access to their user forums and support information. The registration process sends a verification code to your registered email address. Enter this code to complete registration. You can also register a mobile phone number to verify your login via SMS.

You will be prompted for your full name, address, and Ansys account number. Contact ECEHELP for our Ansys account number and enter it when completing your profile for your Ansys login.

Registered users linked to our Ansys account can download the installers from the Ansys website: Windows Link Linux Link (Note that MacOS support has been discontinued.) You can get to the download links while logged in to the Ansys Customer Portal with your Ansys account by this route:

In the menu across the top, open the Downloads menu and choose “Current Release” at the top.

On the downloads page, find the Photonics category (lower right). There will be a link to download the Lumerical installer for your O/S. The Windows installer for 2021r1 is 1.3 GB.

Once you have installed the software, enter the license server config information (IP 128.100.9.50, TCP port 27002) using the “Ansys Standard Licensing” steps on this page:

https://support.lumerical.com/hc/en-us/articles/360026079294-How-to-obtain-a-floating-license