The Optical Lab has facility to perform both   hardware and software experiments.

Hardware Kit: 5 Kits by Benchmark Electronics System(P) Ltd.

Software: OPTSIM v 5.2 from RSOFT/SYNOPSYS

The hardware kits developed by Benchmark (P) Ltd as a joined venture with IIT Madras are very versatile kits useful for training purposes for students at graduate level. The hands-on experience helps students to gain conceptually. The RSOFT/Synopsys OPTSIM is a powerful optical simulator to establish practical optical links. Students understand the optical signal transmission from transmitter to the receiver step by step with understanding of functionality of each component/module. With state-of-art simulation platform, user friendly GUI, easy help manual, OPTSIM has unmatched accuracy and usability.