PyStratify against Meep
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Meep computes with finite differences in time. Each case computes the same quantity with PyStratify and with Meep and plots both on the same axes.
Film on glass
total decay rates against Meep's FDTD (cylindrical, 100 px/µm)
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perpendicularparallelPyStratifyMeep, 17 points
Source
Source typeElectric point dipole
Offset from origin · z [nm]-100
λ min [nm]606.0606
λ max [nm]1176.471
points161
Thin films · Electric dipole
| Label | Material | n | k | Thickness [nm] | Coherence | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ↓ | In | const | 1 | 0 | ∞ | – | |
| 1 | Film | const | 2.3 | 0 | 200 | auto | |
| ↓ | Out | const | 1.52 | 0 | ∞ | – |