Lumerical 记录

Lumerical 记录

FDTD

FDTD 疑问

FDTD 记录

port 的设置

“The port object is easier to use because the port combines mode source, frequency domain monitor and mode expansion monitor into a single object.”

ports group

处可以设置以下的 port 哪一个是输入，输入哪个模式，分别为 source port 和 source port mode

monitor frequency point 在非宽频带仿真下，3-5个点就够用

port 模式选择

port -> Modal Properties 下可以设置想要监视的模式，一般 mode selection 选择 user select，然后点击 Select Mode(s) 可以打开一个显示着波导截面折射率的界面

检查折射率正确后，可以点击其下方的 Calculate Modes

number of trial modes 用于指定计算出多少个模式，search 一般选择 near n，并选择 use max index

可以按住 Ctrl 点击计算出来的模式，也可直接在 selected mode numbers 里用 , 分各来选择多个模式（格式如下：1, 2, 3）

Advanced -> auto update 默认勾选当波导结构变化或频率变化时，会导致模式跟着发生变化auto update 会自动检查这种变化，并在变化后从当前模式中选择跟之前模式最接近的模式进行监视

经过 Calculate Modes 之后，可能会产生很大的，用于记录模式的文件，可以通过 Clear Mode Data 来清除他们

impedance

阻抗的计算采用公式：$Z_0=\frac{P}{I^2}$ ，其中

$P$ which means power, is calculated by integrating the Poynting vector over the cross section area of the mode.

$I$ which means current, is calculated by integrating the magnetic field around a loop enclosing the mode.

Once the characteristic impedance calculation is enabled, you can specify the integration region over which to calculate the $P$ and $I$ values.

Monitor

monitor 的范围应当大到足够能覆盖光纤所支持模式的范围，这样计算出来的模式才会是真实的模式可以通过 Visualize -> mode profile 查看周围的场是否为 0 来确认 monitor 大小是否合适

mode expansion

猜测：Mode Expansion Monitor 的 Geometry 设置仅仅是用于截取波导截面用于计算模式的，真正需要考察哪个截面上，各模式的能量分量是多少，需要分别设置 “Monitors for expansion”。

How to set up: Mode Expansion -> Monitors for Expansion

The “Monitors for expansion” section allows users to choose a field profile from an arbitrary monitor in the simulation to expand.

The mode expansion monitor must be placed over the cross section of the waveguide/fiber that supports the modal fields. The monitors that are being expanded by the mode expansion monitor must also be placed over the same cross section. Once this is done, the Mode Expansion tab can be used to select the input profiles ( ${\vec{E}}_{in},{\vec{H}}_{in}$ ), and the modal fields ( ${\vec{E}}_m,{\vec{H}}_m$ ).

What does the result mean?

Parameter Names	Explanations
T_total	The total transmission of the input profile. This will be the same as the result obtained with the transmission script command. It’s important to notice that the Transmission values are normalized to the power injected by the source.
T_forward	The forward (the direction of the positive coordinate axis) transmission into the selected modal field(s). If more than 1 mode had been selected under “Mode calculation”, the result will be an array containing the forward transmission into each mode.
T_backward	The backward (the direction of the negative coordinate axis) transmission into the selected modal field(s).
T_net	The net transmission into the selected modal field(s).
a	Complex transmission coefficient of the forward propagating waves, of the selected model field(s).
b	Complex transmission coefficient of the backward propagating waves, of the selected model field(s).
N	The power of the mode in the waveguide, based on the peak modal.
P	The total input power recorded by the frequency monitor, in Watt.
n	corresponds to the mode number of the selected modes of interest of the mode expansion monitor.

Note: No results returned

If no results are returned in the mode expansion monitor, the most likely cause is that no “Monitors for expansion” have been selected, or that they are of the wrong type (ex. if they do not have the right dimensions or surface normal).