tidy3d.Grid#

class tidy3d.Grid#

Bases: tidy3d.components.base.Tidy3dBaseModel

Contains all information about the spatial positions of the FDTD grid.

Parameters: boundaries (Coords) – x,y,z coordinates of the boundaries between cells, defining the FDTD grid.

Example

>>> x = np.linspace(-1, 1, 10)
>>> y = np.linspace(-1, 1, 11)
>>> z = np.linspace(-1, 1, 12)
>>> coords = Coords(x=x, y=y, z=z)
>>> grid = Grid(boundaries=coords)
>>> centers = grid.centers
>>> sizes = grid.sizes
>>> yee_grid = grid.yee

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{
   "title": "Grid",
   "description": "Contains all information about the spatial positions of the FDTD grid.\n\nParameters\n----------\nboundaries : Coords\n    x,y,z coordinates of the boundaries between cells, defining the FDTD grid.\n\nExample\n-------\n>>> x = np.linspace(-1, 1, 10)\n>>> y = np.linspace(-1, 1, 11)\n>>> z = np.linspace(-1, 1, 12)\n>>> coords = Coords(x=x, y=y, z=z)\n>>> grid = Grid(boundaries=coords)\n>>> centers = grid.centers\n>>> sizes = grid.sizes\n>>> yee_grid = grid.yee",
   "type": "object",
   "properties": {
      "boundaries": {
         "title": "Boundary Coordinates",
         "description": "x,y,z coordinates of the boundaries between cells, defining the FDTD grid.",
         "allOf": [
            {
               "$ref": "#/definitions/Coords"
            }
         ]
      },
      "type": {
         "title": "Type",
         "default": "Grid",
         "enum": [
            "Grid"
         ],
         "type": "string"
      }
   },
   "required": [
      "boundaries"
   ],
   "additionalProperties": false,
   "definitions": {
      "Coords": {
         "title": "Coords",
         "description": "Holds data about a set of x,y,z positions on a grid.\n\nParameters\n----------\nx : ArrayLike_dtype=<class 'float'>_ndim=1\n    1-dimensional array of x coordinates.\ny : ArrayLike_dtype=<class 'float'>_ndim=1\n    1-dimensional array of y coordinates.\nz : ArrayLike_dtype=<class 'float'>_ndim=1\n    1-dimensional array of z coordinates.\n\nExample\n-------\n>>> x = np.linspace(-1, 1, 10)\n>>> y = np.linspace(-1, 1, 11)\n>>> z = np.linspace(-1, 1, 12)\n>>> coords = Coords(x=x, y=y, z=z)",
         "type": "object",
         "properties": {
            "x": {
               "title": "ArrayLike",
               "description": "1-dimensional array of x coordinates.",
               "type": "ArrayLike"
            },
            "y": {
               "title": "ArrayLike",
               "description": "1-dimensional array of y coordinates.",
               "type": "ArrayLike"
            },
            "z": {
               "title": "ArrayLike",
               "description": "1-dimensional array of z coordinates.",
               "type": "ArrayLike"
            },
            "type": {
               "title": "Type",
               "default": "Coords",
               "enum": [
                  "Coords"
               ],
               "type": "string"
            }
         },
         "required": [
            "x",
            "y",
            "z"
         ],
         "additionalProperties": false
      }
   }
}

attribute boundaries: tidy3d.components.grid.grid.Coords [Required]#: x,y,z coordinates of the boundaries between cells, defining the FDTD grid.

classmethod add_type_field() → None#: Automatically place “type” field with model name in the model field dictionary.

classmethod construct(_fields_set: Optional[SetStr] = None, **values: Any) → Model#: Creates a new model setting __dict__ and __fields_set__ from trusted or pre-validated data. Default values are respected, but no other validation is performed. Behaves as if Config.extra = ‘allow’ was set since it adds all passed values

copy(**kwargs) → tidy3d.components.base.Tidy3dBaseModel#: Copy a Tidy3dBaseModel. With deep=True as default.

dict(*, include: Optional[Union[AbstractSetIntStr, MappingIntStrAny]] = None, exclude: Optional[Union[AbstractSetIntStr, MappingIntStrAny]] = None, by_alias: bool = False, skip_defaults: Optional[bool] = None, exclude_unset: bool = False, exclude_defaults: bool = False, exclude_none: bool = False) → DictStrAny#: Generate a dictionary representation of the model, optionally specifying which fields to include or exclude.

classmethod dict_from_file(fname: str, group_path: Optional[str] = None) → dict#

Loads a dictionary containing the model from a .yaml, .json, or .hdf5 file.

Parameters

fname (str) – Full path to the .yaml or .json file to load the Tidy3dBaseModel from.
group_path (str, optional) – Path to a group inside the file to use as the base level.

Returns

A dictionary containing the model.

Return type

dict

Example

>>> simulation = Simulation.from_file(fname='folder/sim.json') 

classmethod dict_from_hdf5(fname: str, group_path: str = '') → dict#

Loads a dictionary containing the model contents from a .hdf5 file.

Parameters

fname (str) – Full path to the .hdf5 file to load the Tidy3dBaseModel from.
group_path (str, optional) – Path to a group inside the file to selectively load a sub-element of the model only.

Returns

Dictionary containing the model.

Return type

dict

Example

>>> sim_dict = Simulation.dict_from_hdf5(fname='folder/sim.hdf5') 

classmethod dict_from_json(fname: str) → dict#

Load dictionary of the model from a .json file.

Parameters: fname (str) – Full path to the .json file to load the Tidy3dBaseModel from.
Returns: A dictionary containing the model.
Return type: dict

Example

>>> sim_dict = Simulation.dict_from_json(fname='folder/sim.json') 

classmethod dict_from_yaml(fname: str) → dict#

Load dictionary of the model from a .yaml file.

Parameters: fname (str) – Full path to the .yaml file to load the Tidy3dBaseModel from.
Returns: A dictionary containing the model.
Return type: dict

Example

>>> sim_dict = Simulation.dict_from_yaml(fname='folder/sim.yaml') 

discretize_inds(box: tidy3d.components.geometry.Box, extend: bool = False, extend_2d_normal: bool = False) → List[Tuple[int, int]]#

Start and stopping indexes for the cells that intersect with a Box.

Parameters

box (Box) – Rectangular geometry within simulation to discretize.
extend (bool = False) – If True, ensure that the returned indexes extend sufficiently in very direction to be able to interpolate any field component at any point within the box.
extend_2d_normal (bool = False) – If True, and the box is size zero along a single dimension, ensure that the returned indexes extend sufficiently along that dimension to be able to interpolate to the box center from data that lives on grid cell centers.

Returns

The (start, stop) indexes of the cells that intersect with box in each of the three dimensions.

Return type

List[Tuple[int, int]]

extended_subspace(axis: Literal[0, 1, 2], ind_beg: int = 0, ind_end: int = 0, periodic: bool = True) → tidy3d.components.types.ArrayLike_dtype=<class 'float'>_ndim=1#

Pick a subspace of 1D boundaries within range(ind_beg, ind_end). If any indexes lie outside of the grid boundaries array, padding is used based on the boundary conditions. For periodic BCs, the zeroth and last element of the grid boundaries are identified. For other BCs, the zeroth and last element of the boundaries are a reflection plane.

Parameters

axis (Axis) – Axis index along which to pick the subspace.
ind_beg (int = 0) – Starting index for the subspace.
ind_end (int = 0) – Ending index for the subspace.
periodic (bool = True) – Whether to pad out of bounds indexes with a periodic or reflected pattern.

Returns

The subspace of the grid along axis.

Return type

Coords1D

classmethod from_file(fname: str, group_path: Optional[str] = None, **parse_obj_kwargs) → tidy3d.components.base.Tidy3dBaseModel#

Loads a Tidy3dBaseModel from .yaml, .json, or .hdf5 file.

Parameters

fname (str) – Full path to the .yaml or .json file to load the Tidy3dBaseModel from.
group_path (str, optional) – Path to a group inside the file to use as the base level. Only for .hdf5 files. Starting / is optional.
**parse_obj_kwargs – Keyword arguments passed to either pydantic’s parse_obj function when loading model.

Returns

An instance of the component class calling load.

Return type

Tidy3dBaseModel

Example

>>> simulation = Simulation.from_file(fname='folder/sim.json') 

classmethod from_hdf5(fname: str, group_path: str = '', **parse_obj_kwargs) → tidy3d.components.base.Tidy3dBaseModel#

Loads Tidy3dBaseModel instance to .hdf5 file.

Parameters

fname (str) – Full path to the .hdf5 file to load the Tidy3dBaseModel from.
group_path (str, optional) – Path to a group inside the file to selectively load a sub-element of the model only. Starting / is optional.
**parse_obj_kwargs – Keyword arguments passed to pydantic’s parse_obj method.

Example

>>> simulation.to_hdf5(fname='folder/sim.hdf5') 

classmethod from_json(fname: str, **parse_obj_kwargs) → tidy3d.components.base.Tidy3dBaseModel#

Load a Tidy3dBaseModel from .json file.

Parameters

fname (str) – Full path to the .json file to load the Tidy3dBaseModel from.

Returns

Tidy3dBaseModel – An instance of the component class calling load.
**parse_obj_kwargs – Keyword arguments passed to pydantic’s parse_obj method.

Example

>>> simulation = Simulation.from_json(fname='folder/sim.json') 

classmethod from_orm(obj: Any) → Model#

classmethod from_yaml(fname: str, **parse_obj_kwargs) → tidy3d.components.base.Tidy3dBaseModel#

Loads Tidy3dBaseModel from .yaml file.

Parameters

fname (str) – Full path to the .yaml file to load the Tidy3dBaseModel from.
**parse_obj_kwargs – Keyword arguments passed to pydantic’s parse_obj method.

Returns

An instance of the component class calling from_yaml.

Return type

Tidy3dBaseModel

Example

>>> simulation = Simulation.from_yaml(fname='folder/sim.yaml') 

classmethod generate_docstring() → str#: Generates a docstring for a Tidy3D mode and saves it to the __doc__ of the class.

classmethod get_sub_model(group_path: str, model_dict: dict | list) → dict#: Get the sub model for a given group path.

static get_tuple_group_name(index: int) → str#: Get the group name of a tuple element.

static get_tuple_index(key_name: str) → int#: Get the index into the tuple based on its group name.

help(methods: bool = False) → None#

Prints message describing the fields and methods of a Tidy3dBaseModel.

Parameters: methods (bool = False) – Whether to also print out information about object’s methods.

Example

>>> simulation.help(methods=True) 

json(*, include: Optional[Union[AbstractSetIntStr, MappingIntStrAny]] = None, exclude: Optional[Union[AbstractSetIntStr, MappingIntStrAny]] = None, by_alias: bool = False, skip_defaults: Optional[bool] = None, exclude_unset: bool = False, exclude_defaults: bool = False, exclude_none: bool = False, encoder: Optional[Callable[[Any], Any]] = None, models_as_dict: bool = True, **dumps_kwargs: Any) → unicode#

Generate a JSON representation of the model, include and exclude arguments as per dict().

encoder is an optional function to supply as default to json.dumps(), other arguments as per json.dumps().

classmethod parse_file(path: Union[str, pathlib.Path], *, content_type: unicode = None, encoding: unicode = 'utf8', proto: pydantic.parse.Protocol = None, allow_pickle: bool = False) → Model#

classmethod parse_obj(obj: Any) → Model#

classmethod parse_raw(b: Union[str, bytes], *, content_type: unicode = None, encoding: unicode = 'utf8', proto: pydantic.parse.Protocol = None, allow_pickle: bool = False) → Model#

classmethod schema(by_alias: bool = True, ref_template: unicode = '#/definitions/{model}') → DictStrAny#

classmethod schema_json(*, by_alias: bool = True, ref_template: unicode = '#/definitions/{model}', **dumps_kwargs: Any) → unicode#

to_file(fname: str) → None#

Exports Tidy3dBaseModel instance to .yaml, .json, or .hdf5 file

Parameters: fname (str) – Full path to the .yaml or .json file to save the Tidy3dBaseModel to.

Example

>>> simulation.to_file(fname='folder/sim.json') 

to_hdf5(fname: str) → None#

Exports Tidy3dBaseModel instance to .hdf5 file.

Parameters: fname (str) – Full path to the .hdf5 file to save the Tidy3dBaseModel to.

Example

>>> simulation.to_hdf5(fname='folder/sim.hdf5') 

to_json(fname: str) → None#

Exports Tidy3dBaseModel instance to .json file

Parameters: fname (str) – Full path to the .json file to save the Tidy3dBaseModel to.

Example

>>> simulation.to_json(fname='folder/sim.json') 

to_yaml(fname: str) → None#

Exports Tidy3dBaseModel instance to .yaml file.

Parameters: fname (str) – Full path to the .yaml file to save the Tidy3dBaseModel to.

Example

>>> simulation.to_yaml(fname='folder/sim.yaml') 

classmethod tuple_to_dict(tuple_values: tuple) → dict#: How we generate a dictionary mapping new keys to tuple values for hdf5.

classmethod update_forward_refs(**localns: Any) → None#: Try to update ForwardRefs on fields based on this Model, globalns and localns.

updated_copy(**kwargs) → tidy3d.components.base.Tidy3dBaseModel#: Make copy of a component instance with **kwargs indicating updated field values.

classmethod validate(value: Any) → Model#

property centers: tidy3d.components.grid.grid.Coords#

Return centers of the cells in the Grid.

Returns: centers of the FDTD cells in x,y,z stored as Coords object.
Return type: Coords

Example

>>> x = np.linspace(-1, 1, 10)
>>> y = np.linspace(-1, 1, 11)
>>> z = np.linspace(-1, 1, 12)
>>> coords = Coords(x=x, y=y, z=z)
>>> grid = Grid(boundaries=coords)
>>> centers = grid.centers

property num_cells: Tuple[int, int, int]#

Return sizes of the cells in the Grid.

Returns: Number of cells in the grid in the x, y, z direction.
Return type: tuple[int, int, int]

Example

>>> x = np.linspace(-1, 1, 10)
>>> y = np.linspace(-1, 1, 11)
>>> z = np.linspace(-1, 1, 12)
>>> coords = Coords(x=x, y=y, z=z)
>>> grid = Grid(boundaries=coords)
>>> Nx, Ny, Nz = grid.num_cells

property sizes: tidy3d.components.grid.grid.Coords#

Return sizes of the cells in the Grid.

Returns: Sizes of the FDTD cells in x,y,z stored as Coords object.
Return type: Coords

Example

>>> x = np.linspace(-1, 1, 10)
>>> y = np.linspace(-1, 1, 11)
>>> z = np.linspace(-1, 1, 12)
>>> coords = Coords(x=x, y=y, z=z)
>>> grid = Grid(boundaries=coords)
>>> sizes = grid.sizes

property yee: tidy3d.components.grid.grid.YeeGrid#

Return the YeeGrid defining the yee cell locations for this Grid.

Returns: Stores coordinates of all of the components on the yee lattice.
Return type: YeeGrid

Example

>>> x = np.linspace(-1, 1, 10)
>>> y = np.linspace(-1, 1, 11)
>>> z = np.linspace(-1, 1, 12)
>>> coords = Coords(x=x, y=y, z=z)
>>> grid = Grid(boundaries=coords)
>>> yee_cells = grid.yee
>>> Ex_positions = yee_cells.E.x