subdomain uses 6 sockets, attached to port, port+1,..., port+5, all of which must be unique on the given host, though there is nothing to stop different hosts from using the same port numbers. Port numbers must be between 0 and 65535, and it is usually best to use numbers greater than 16384.

Syntax:

SUBDOMAIN <domain_name> [host=<host> port=<port> , super=<super>]

BASICSTEP

Specify the size of the cubical cells that make up the current

 

subdomain. SI units are suggested, because the scaling between E

 

and H used internally assumes SI units.

 

From POEMS’s point of view, this number isn’t necessarily set in

 

stone: the step size, time step, and domain size can all be controlled

 

by the optimizer or the stepper if desired. For future use, keywords

 

XBASICSTEP, YBASICSTEP, and ZBASICSTEP are also allowed, but

 

since in this release the cells must be cubical, only one of the four

 

may be specified.

 

Syntax:

BASICSTEP <expression>

 

Examples:

BASICSTEP lambda/20.5

 

 

BASICSTEP 0.1*micron

 

 

 

 

 

XRANGE

YRANGE

ZRANGESets the X, Y, or Z limits of the current domain. The parameters must obey max_expression > min_expression 0.0.

Syntax: XRANGE <min_expression> <max_expression>

3.1.4. MATERIAL Group

DEFINE

Defines the parameters of a material to POEMS.

 

Parameters: matname type epsReal epsImag muReal muImag n k

 

conductivity

 

Types: dielectric metal PML conductor PEC black magnetic

 

Type dielectric

 

Ordinary nonmagnetic material, with n k. Most optical

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