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MEEP electromagnetic FDTD simulation skill for photonic devices, metamaterials, and waveguides

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MEEP FDTD Simulator

Purpose

Provides expert guidance on MEEP FDTD simulations for photonic devices, including geometry definition, source configuration, and field extraction.

Capabilities

  • Geometry definition with materials library
  • Source configuration (dipole, Gaussian, plane wave)
  • Absorbing boundary conditions (PML)
  • Flux and field extraction
  • Parameter sweeps and optimization
  • Parallel domain decomposition

Usage Guidelines

  1. Geometry: Define device geometry with proper materials
  2. Sources: Configure appropriate source types
  3. Boundaries: Set up PML absorbing boundaries
  4. Monitors: Place flux monitors and field probes
  5. Parallelization: Use domain decomposition for large simulations

Tools/Libraries

  • MEEP
  • MPB
  • h5py