Published February 20, 2026 | Version V1
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๐Œ๐€๐๐ฅ๐ข๐ญ๐ž โ€“ ๐Ž๐ฉ๐ž๐ง-๐’๐จ๐ฎ๐ซ๐œ๐ž ๐’๐จ๐Ÿ๐ญ๐ฐ๐š๐ซ๐ž ๐Ÿ๐จ๐ซ ๐๐๐Œ-๐๐š๐ฌ๐ž๐ ๐Œ๐จ๐๐ž๐ฅ๐ข๐ง๐  ๐จ๐Ÿ ๐„๐ฅ๐ž๐œ๐ญ๐ซ๐จ๐ฆ๐š๐ ๐ง๐ž๐ญ๐ข๐œ ๐‘๐ž๐ฌ๐จ๐ง๐š๐ญ๐จ๐ซ๐ฌ

Authors/Creators

  • 1. Institute of Modern Optics, Nankai University, Tianjin, China
  • 2. ROR icon Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique

Description

๐Œ๐€๐๐ฅ๐ข๐ญ๐ž is an open-source software package for modeling electromagnetic resonators using ๐ช๐ฎ๐š๐ฌ๐ข๐ง๐จ๐ซ๐ฆ๐š๐ฅ ๐ฆ๐จ๐๐ž๐ฌ (QNMs). Designed primarily for use with COMSOL (and adaptable to other Maxwell solvers such as FEM or RCWA), MANlite is a simplified and more accessible version of MAN ( https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.6850327 ).

Why ๐Œ๐€๐๐ฅ๐ข๐ญ๐ž?

·         Simplified and transparent structure

·         User-friendly implementation

·         Focused core functionalities

·         Lower entry barrier to QNM methods

While lighter than MAN, it provides a clean and efficient framework to start working with QNM-based electromagnetic modeling. Perfect for newcomers — and an easy transition for experienced MAN users.

The related article is entitled "๐‘๐ข๐ ๐จ๐ซ๐จ๐ฎ๐ฌ ๐ž๐ฅ๐ž๐œ๐ญ๐ซ๐จ๐ฆ๐š๐ ๐ง๐ž๐ญ๐ข๐œ ๐ช๐ฎ๐š๐ฌ๐ข๐ง๐จ๐ซ๐ฆ๐š๐ฅ-๐ฆ๐จ๐๐ž ๐ฆ๐ž๐ญ๐ก๐จ๐ ๐ฆ๐š๐๐ž ๐ž๐š๐ฌ๐ฒ ๐Ÿ๐จ๐ซ ๐ฎ๐ฌ๐ž๐ซ๐ฌ". It can be find in arXiv and is accepted in Laser & Photonics Reviews.

Notes

MANlite is part of a broader ecosystem of open-source tools (e.g., RETICOLO, RETOP) also on Zenodo and briefly introduced at https://www.lp2n.institutoptique.fr/light-complex-nanostructures

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Is supplemented by
Software: 10.5281/zenodo.6850327 (DOI)