Field map generator

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Description:

Calculates and plots the time average of amplitude and phase of an XFDTD simulation and saves this data

Input:

leader label: name of XFDTD simulation
section label: observation plane of steady state data
initial file: beginning time step of steady state data
last file: end time step of data
skip: time increment of steps
number of rows: number of cells in x direction for xy and xz planes
number of cells in y direction for yz plane
number of columns: number of cells in y direction for xy plane
number of cells in z direction for xz and yz
frequency: frequency of voltage source
time_step: calculated by xfdtd (lookup in fdtd.diag)
load_path: full path of the converted data
save directory: where you want to save the amplitude and phase profile of the converted data for x, y, and z components of the voltage source

Buttons:

Save as Default: Saves the current input values so you don't have to re-input them the next time you use this panel
Calculate: Runs the calculation program

Example:

This is the directory where the output from the Convert XFDTD to Optiscan calculator is stored

This is what I input into the panel

leader label is "symmetric152020"

section label: xy plane at z=21

my first time step is 878 and my ending time step is 1000

the skip is 2

I have 41 rows and 41 columns in my simulation

frequency and time step I copied from the xfdtd.diag file that is automatically saved into the directory with my xfdtd simulation data (see below)

the output from the Convert XFDTD to Optiscan calculator is stored in c:\converted_symmetric152020\

I want the output saved in "c:\temp\" (note the ending slash)

This is where my XFDTD simulation output is stored (notice the fdtd.diag file) :

This is the contents of the fdtd.diag file:

Output:

file: the time averaged complex amplitude and phase values are saved in a matlab file that has a name that is made up of the name of the simulation and the section label with an extension of ".mat"
plot: plot of the period of the wave
field profile of amplitude and phase