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    • #24809
      Ma Po
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      I want to calculate the (near) 0-th order far field Transmission Spectrum T(lambda) of a diffracting structure (periodic in x and z direction).
      As I see I can calculate the fields in an output plane in near filed and normalize on the input plane in order to get T spectra here.
      Also I can transform the into far field, but only for one wavelength at a time.

      Is there a possibility (or script) to get many wavelength’s far field data ?

    • #24815
      Ma Po
      Participant

      here is my basic model (OptiFDTD 32bit version):

    • #24876
      Damian Marek
      Participant

      I would start with this tutorial:

      Diffraction Efficiency and Diffraction Angle Based on Grating Unit Cell

      Also from a glance at your simulation I found that your Input plane and detectors were not placed optimally 🙂

      When using PML boundaries you should try to keep the input plane and detectors away from the boundaries as this is where the field is being absorbed and will affect the accuracy of the simulations. Try keeping them about half the wavelength away and that should be sufficient.

      Regards,
      Damian

    • #24896
      Ma Po
      Participant

      Thanks Damian,
      for checking my model and your comments on the planes distance from the PML boundaries.

      If I understand the example correctly, there is no way for doing the far field calculation for many wavelengths
      in ONE action (or via a script) ?

      Regards,
      Markus

      p.s. as I am using the 32 bit version – could you give me the 32bit version of mentioned example *Caululate_Grating_Efficiency.fdt ?

    • #24897
      Ma Po
      Participant

      for clarity, here the total experimental setup.
      Aim is to simulate the spectrometer (400-1000nm) measured
      transmission spectrum, normalized on input intensities.

    • #25064
      Damian Marek
      Participant

      There is no way to do the automatic far field transform for multiple wavelengths. Unfortunately you have to export each field individually and do the calculation manually. The example file I attached should also be in your samples folder with the same name.

      Sorry for the slow response!

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