tidy3d.rf.RLCNetwork

class RLCNetwork

Bases: MicrowaveBaseModel

Class for representing a simple network consisting of a resistor, capacitor, and inductor. Provides additional functionality for representing the network as an equivalent medium.

Parameters:

• resistance (Optional[PositiveFloat] = None) – [units = ohm]. Resistance value in ohms.

• capacitance (Optional[PositiveFloat] = None) – [units = farad]. Capacitance value in farads.

• inductance (Optional[PositiveFloat] = None) – [units = henry]. Inductance value in henrys.

• network_topology (Literal['series', 'parallel'] = series) – Describes whether network elements are connected in series or parallel.

• deprecated:: (..) – RLCNetwork is deprecated. Prefer CircuitImpedanceModel for general RLC circuits (e.g. CircuitImpedanceModel.from_spice()).

Notes

Implementation is based on the equivalent medium introduced by [1].

References

[1]

J. A. Pereda, F. Alimenti, P. Mezzanotte, L. Roselli and R. Sorrentino, “A new algorithm for the incorporation of arbitrary linear lumped networks into FDTD simulators,” IEEE Trans. Microw. Theory Tech., vol. 47, no. 6, pp. 943-949, Jun. 1999.

Example

To suppress the deprecation warning when constructing RLCNetwork, use log.suppress_output():

>>> with log.suppress_output():
...     RL_series = RLCNetwork(resistance=75,
...                            inductance=1e-9,
...                            network_topology="series")

Attributes

resistance
capacitance
inductance
network_topology

resistance

capacitance

inductance

network_topology