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by joshvm 1214 days ago
You can use some software for free with limitations eg OSLO

https://lambdares.com/oslo-edu-download

FRED also has a demo mode

https://photonengr.com/fred-software/demo-request/

That might be enough for simple designs.

Beam Four is also decent and allows you to use most common surface types including gratings.

I'm interested in Optica (for Mathematica) but I don't know anyone that's used it.