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This monitor provides information about the spatial distribution of the optical field components for the simulation.
Properties
Geometry Tab
Geometry Type
Since VCSEL only supports 2D simulation regions, the following definitions are used when the geometry type is set.
- SURFACE – A line in 2D
- VOLUME – A surface in 2D
- POINT – A point in 2D
Note: A list of domains will be available under the SIMULATION REGION object once the simulation region is partitioned. A list of solids (primitives) are available under the GEOMETRY Container Group. |
Surface Type
- DOMAIN:EXTERIOR : Select the target domain. The reference geometry is the common surface(s) shared by the outermost surface(s) of the selected domain and the simulation region. The selected domain must have at least a surface that is shared with one of the simulation region surfaces.
- DOMAIN:DOMAIN : Select the target domains. The reference geometry is the common surface(s) shared by the two selected domains.
- DOMAIN : Select the target domain. The reference geometry is the surfaces of the selected domain.
- SOLID : Select the target solid. The reference geometry is the surfaces that enclose the selected volume if the solid is a 3D shape, or the surface if the solid is a 2D plane.
- SIMULATION REGION : Select one or more simulation region boundaries. The reference geometry is the selected boundaries.
- SOLID:SIMULATION REGION : Select one or more simulation region boundaries and the target solid. The reference geometry is the common surface(s) shared by the simulation region and the target solid.
- MATERIAL:MATERIAL : Select the target materials. The reference geometry is the surface(s) that is shared by the two selected materials. This is only available in some boundary conditions.
- SURFACE : Type the identifier of the partition surface. If the target partition surface is SURFACE 3, type 3. If the target partition surfaces are SURFACE 3 and SURFACE 5, enter 3,5.
- COORDINATES: Can only be edited from script, example script is given in the GUI window.
- COORDINATES OF DOMAIN: Can only be edited from script, example script is given in the GUI window.
Volume Type
- SOLID : Select the target solid. The reference geometry is the volume of the selected solid.
- DOMAIN : Select the target domain. This is a volume enclosed by the target domain(s). If the target domain is DOMAIN 3, type 3. If the target domain are DOMAIN 3 and DOMAIN 5, enter 3,5.
- ALL DOMAINS : The target volume is the whole simulation region
Point
- X,Y,Z : The position of the point in cartesian coordinates.
Results Returned
fields
Attribute |
Description |
---|---|
Electric |
Electric field. |
Energy | Electromagnetic energy. |
Magnetic | Magnetic field. |
Poynting | Poynting vector. |
Mode Number | Mode number corresponding to an optical frequency. (k-index) |
Rotational Fourier Index | Fourier component index corresponding to a spatial profile in the cavity. (m-index) |
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