Selected tools
Web applications and resources
The software hub collects my browser-based simulators and scientific tools. Two complementary projects for research analysis and university work are highlighted below.
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Scientific Software Hub
Explore the complete collection of browser-based simulators and tools for electromagnetics, photonics, electronics, fabrication and experimental workflows.
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Research Topic Explorer
Analyse OpenAlex research subfields through topic rankings, trends, normalised citation impact, institutions and co-occurrence networks.
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UV Administration Guide
Consult procedures, official regulations, funding routes, calendars and calculators for teaching and research staff at the Universitat de València.
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Links and references
Learning and data
04- Branch Education. YouTube channel with insightful 3D animations explaining science, engineering and modern technology.
- Virtual lab of integrated photonic building blocks. Interactive web simulations for building intuition about photonic integrated circuit components.
- Epoch AI. Current data and resources about the growth and impact of artificial intelligence.
- 2D Trends. Semiconductor transistor trends from the Pop Lab at Stanford.
Design, simulation and measurement
05- Tidy3D. Fast cloud-based electromagnetic simulation with web and Python interfaces and extensive photonics examples.
- Refractiveindex.info. Comprehensive database of optical constants.
- GDSFactory. Python library for designing photonic, electronic, quantum and MEMS chips and generating CAD files.
- PreFab. Machine-learning tools for predicting and correcting nanoscale photonic fabrication outcomes.
- PyVISA. Python package for controlling measurement instruments over GPIB, RS232, USB or Ethernet.
Further reading and collections
05- Pop Lab links. Semiconductor and nanoscale electronics resources from Stanford.
- Awesome Photonics. Curated collection of photonics software, courses and references.
- Awesome Electronics. Curated collection of electronics resources and tools.
- EMPossible. Educational material on electromagnetics and computational methods.
- Attention residue and task switching. Research on why switching between tasks makes focused work difficult.
Fabrication
08- KLayout. Free layout viewer and editor compatible with GDS and OASIS files.
- NanoWiki. Equipment manuals, recipes and safety procedures from Leiden University’s NanoLab group.
- Nanolithography. Detailed fabrication processes and recipes from Georgia Tech’s Institute for Electronics and Nanotechnology.
- Nanofab-net. Open platform for sharing nanofabrication processes and cleanroom information.
- Sam Zeloof. Homemade semiconductor fabrication and related projects. See also his website.
- Projects in Flight. Semiconductor projects and practical insights into homemade IC fabrication. See also the blog.
- HackerFab. Open guides, fabrication processes and fab toolkits inspired by Sam Zeloof’s work.
- FabuBlox. Design and data-management tools for micro- and nanofabrication processes.
Scientific communication and graphics
04- ComponentLibrary. Open collection of optical and electronic components for technical diagrams.
- Blender. Free and open-source 3D creation suite.
- Ryo Mizuta Graphics. Free Blender assets and tutorials for scientific illustrations.
- ZoteroBib. Fast web-based bibliography generator for short reference lists.