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# fdfd_tools
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2016-05-30 22:30:45 -07:00
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**fdfd_tools** is a python package containing utilities for
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creating and analyzing 2D and 3D finite-difference frequency-domain (FDFD)
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electromagnetic simulations.
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**Contents**
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* Library of sparse matrices for representing the electromagnetic wave
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equation in 3D, as well as auxiliary matrices for conversion between fields
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* Waveguide mode solver and waveguide mode operators
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* Stretched-coordinate PML boundaries (SCPML)
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* Functional versions of most operators
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* Anisotropic media (eps_xx, eps_yy, eps_zz, mu_xx, ...)
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This package does *not* provide a matrix solver. The waveguide mode solver
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uses scipy's eigenvalue solver; I recommend a GPU-based iterative solver (eg.
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those included in [MAGMA](http://icl.cs.utk.edu/magma/index.html)). You will
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need the ability to solve complex symmetric (non-Hermitian) linear systems,
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ideally with double precision.
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## Installation
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**Requirements:**
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* python 3 (written and tested with 3.5)
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* numpy
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* scipy
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Install with pip, via git:
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```bash
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pip install git+https://mpxd.net/gogs/jan/fdfd_tools.git@release
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```
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