tidy3d.BlochBoundary#

class tidy3d.BlochBoundary(*, name: str = None, type: Literal['BlochBoundary'] = 'BlochBoundary', bloch_vec: float)#

Bases: tidy3d.components.boundary.BoundaryEdge

Specifies a Bloch boundary condition along a single dimension.

Parameters
  • name (Optional[str] = None) – Optional unique name for boundary.

  • bloch_vec (float) – Normalized component of the Bloch vector in units of 2 * pi / (size along dimension) in the background medium, along the dimension in which the boundary is specified.

Example

>>> bloch = BlochBoundary(bloch_vec=1)
__init__(**kwargs)#

Init method, includes post-init validators.

Methods

__init__(**kwargs)

Init method, includes post-init validators.

add_type_field()

Automatically place "type" field with model name in the model field dictionary.

construct([_fields_set])

Creates a new model setting __dict__ and __fields_set__ from trusted or pre-validated data.

copy(**kwargs)

Copy a Tidy3dBaseModel.

dict(*[, include, exclude, by_alias, ...])

Generate a dictionary representation of the model, optionally specifying which fields to include or exclude.

dict_from_file(fname[, group_path])

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

dict_from_hdf5(fname[, group_path, ...])

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

dict_from_hdf5_gz(fname[, group_path, ...])

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

dict_from_json(fname)

Load dictionary of the model from a .json file.

dict_from_yaml(fname)

Load dictionary of the model from a .yaml file.

from_file(fname[, group_path])

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

from_hdf5(fname[, group_path, custom_decoders])

Loads Tidy3dBaseModel instance to .hdf5 file.

from_hdf5_gz(fname[, group_path, ...])

Loads Tidy3dBaseModel instance to .hdf5.gz file.

from_json(fname, **parse_obj_kwargs)

Load a Tidy3dBaseModel from .json file.

from_orm(obj)

from_source(source, domain_size, axis[, medium])

Set the Bloch vector component based on a given angled source and its center frequency.

from_yaml(fname, **parse_obj_kwargs)

Loads Tidy3dBaseModel from .yaml file.

generate_docstring()

Generates a docstring for a Tidy3D mode and saves it to the __doc__ of the class.

get_sub_model(group_path, model_dict)

Get the sub model for a given group path.

get_submodels_by_hash()

Return a dictionary of this object's sub-models indexed by their hash values.

get_tuple_group_name(index)

Get the group name of a tuple element.

get_tuple_index(key_name)

Get the index into the tuple based on its group name.

help([methods])

Prints message describing the fields and methods of a Tidy3dBaseModel.

json(*[, include, exclude, by_alias, ...])

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

parse_file(path, *[, content_type, ...])

parse_obj(obj)

parse_raw(b, *[, content_type, encoding, ...])

schema([by_alias, ref_template])

schema_json(*[, by_alias, ref_template])

to_file(fname)

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

to_hdf5(fname[, custom_encoders])

Exports Tidy3dBaseModel instance to .hdf5 file.

to_hdf5_gz(fname[, custom_encoders])

Exports Tidy3dBaseModel instance to .hdf5.gz file.

to_json(fname)

Exports Tidy3dBaseModel instance to .json file

to_yaml(fname)

Exports Tidy3dBaseModel instance to .yaml file.

tuple_to_dict(tuple_values)

How we generate a dictionary mapping new keys to tuple values for hdf5.

update_forward_refs(**localns)

Try to update ForwardRefs on fields based on this Model, globalns and localns.

updated_copy(**kwargs)

Make copy of a component instance with **kwargs indicating updated field values.

validate(value)

Attributes

bloch_phase

Returns the forward phase factor associated with bloch_vec.

bloch_vec

class Config#

Bases: object

Sets config for all Tidy3dBaseModel objects.

allow_population_by_field_namebool = True

Allow properties to stand in for fields(?).

arbitrary_types_allowedbool = True

Allow types like numpy arrays.

extrastr = ‘forbid’

Forbid extra kwargs not specified in model.

json_encodersDict[type, Callable]

Defines how to encode type in json file.

validate_allbool = True

Validate default values just to be safe.

validate_assignmentbool

Re-validate after re-assignment of field in model.

__eq__(other)#

Define == for two Tidy3DBaseModels.

__ge__(other)#

define >= for getting unique indices based on hash.

__gt__(other)#

define > for getting unique indices based on hash.

__hash__() int#

Hash method.

classmethod __init_subclass__() None#

Things that are done to each of the models.

__iter__() TupleGenerator#

so dict(model) works

__le__(other)#

define <= for getting unique indices based on hash.

__lt__(other)#

define < for getting unique indices based on hash.

__pretty__(fmt: Callable[[Any], Any], **kwargs: Any) Generator[Any, None, None]#

Used by devtools (https://python-devtools.helpmanual.io/) to provide a human readable representations of objects

__repr_name__() str#

Name of the instance’s class, used in __repr__.

__rich_repr__() RichReprResult#

Get fields for Rich library

classmethod __try_update_forward_refs__(**localns: Any) None#

Same as update_forward_refs but will not raise exception when forward references are not defined.

classmethod add_type_field() None#

Automatically place “type” field with model name in the model field dictionary.

property bloch_phase: Union[tidy3d.components.types.tidycomplex, tidy3d.components.types.ComplexNumber]#

Returns the forward phase factor associated with bloch_vec.

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, .hdf5, or .hdf5.gz file.

Parameters
  • fname (str) – Full path to the 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 = '', custom_decoders: Optional[List[Callable]] = None) 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.

  • custom_decoders (List[Callable]) – List of functions accepting (fname: str, group_path: str, model_dict: dict, key: str, value: Any) that store the value in the model dict after a custom decoding.

Returns

Dictionary containing the model.

Return type

dict

Example

>>> sim_dict = Simulation.dict_from_hdf5(fname='folder/sim.hdf5') 
classmethod dict_from_hdf5_gz(fname: str, group_path: str = '', custom_decoders: Optional[List[Callable]] = None) dict#

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

Parameters
  • fname (str) – Full path to the .hdf5.gz 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.

  • custom_decoders (List[Callable]) – List of functions accepting (fname: str, group_path: str, model_dict: dict, key: str, value: Any) that store the value in the model dict after a custom decoding.

Returns

Dictionary containing the model.

Return type

dict

Example

>>> sim_dict = Simulation.dict_from_hdf5(fname='folder/sim.hdf5.gz') 
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') 
classmethod from_file(fname: str, group_path: Optional[str] = None, **parse_obj_kwargs) tidy3d.components.base.Tidy3dBaseModel#

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

Parameters
  • fname (str) – Full path to the 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 = '', custom_decoders: Optional[List[Callable]] = None, **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.

  • custom_decoders (List[Callable]) – List of functions accepting (fname: str, group_path: str, model_dict: dict, key: str, value: Any) that store the value in the model dict after a custom decoding.

  • **parse_obj_kwargs – Keyword arguments passed to pydantic’s parse_obj method.

Example

>>> simulation = Simulation.from_hdf5(fname='folder/sim.hdf5') 
classmethod from_hdf5_gz(fname: str, group_path: str = '', custom_decoders: Optional[List[Callable]] = None, **parse_obj_kwargs) tidy3d.components.base.Tidy3dBaseModel#

Loads Tidy3dBaseModel instance to .hdf5.gz file.

Parameters
  • fname (str) – Full path to the .hdf5.gz 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.

  • custom_decoders (List[Callable]) – List of functions accepting (fname: str, group_path: str, model_dict: dict, key: str, value: Any) that store the value in the model dict after a custom decoding.

  • **parse_obj_kwargs – Keyword arguments passed to pydantic’s parse_obj method.

Example

>>> simulation = Simulation.from_hdf5_gz(fname='folder/sim.hdf5.gz') 
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_source(source: Union[tidy3d.components.source.GaussianBeam, tidy3d.components.source.ModeSource, tidy3d.components.source.PlaneWave, tidy3d.components.source.TFSF], domain_size: float, axis: Literal[0, 1, 2], medium: Optional[tidy3d.components.medium.Medium] = None) tidy3d.components.boundary.BlochBoundary#
Set the Bloch vector component based on a given angled source and its center frequency.

Note that if a broadband angled source is used, only the frequency components near the center frequency will exhibit angled incidence at the expect angle. In this case, a narrowband source is recommended.

Parameters
  • source (Union[GaussianBeam, ModeSource, PlaneWave]) – Angled source.

  • domain_size (float) – Size of the domain (micron) in the direction normal to the Bloch boundary.

  • axis (int) – Axis normal to the Bloch boundary.

  • medium (Medium) – Background medium associated with the Bloch vector. Default: free space.

Returns

Bloch boundary condition with wave vector defined based on the source angles and center frequency.

Return type

BlochBoundary

Example

>>> from tidy3d import GaussianPulse, PlaneWave, inf
>>> pulse = GaussianPulse(freq0=200e12, fwidth=20e12)
>>> pw_source = PlaneWave(
...     size=(inf,inf,0), source_time=pulse, direction='+', angle_theta=0.2, angle_phi=0.3)
>>> bloch = BlochBoundary.from_source(source=pw_source, domain_size=5, axis=0)
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.

get_submodels_by_hash() Dict[int, List[Union[str, Tuple[str, int]]]]#

Return a dictionary of this object’s sub-models indexed by their hash values.

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) str#

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().

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, custom_encoders: Optional[List[Callable]] = None) None#

Exports Tidy3dBaseModel instance to .hdf5 file.

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

  • custom_encoders (List[Callable]) – List of functions accepting (fname: str, group_path: str, value: Any) that take the value supplied and write it to the hdf5 fname at group_path.

Example

>>> simulation.to_hdf5(fname='folder/sim.hdf5') 
to_hdf5_gz(fname: str, custom_encoders: Optional[List[Callable]] = None) None#

Exports Tidy3dBaseModel instance to .hdf5.gz file.

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

  • custom_encoders (List[Callable]) – List of functions accepting (fname: str, group_path: str, value: Any) that take the value supplied and write it to the hdf5 fname at group_path.

Example

>>> simulation.to_hdf5_gz(fname='folder/sim.hdf5.gz') 
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.