File management

Simulation data is stored in an EMode Photonix file with the extension ‘.eph’. This file is created when a simulation is initialized, and existing simulation files can be opened by EMode for further analysis.

init

Create a simulation instance with an associated ‘.eph’ file to run the simulation and store data. This function is automatically called when the emodeconnection class is initialized.

Parameters:

  • save_path (str) – path to save the simulation file relative to the current working directory, default: ‘.’

  • simulation_name (str) – simulation name, default: ‘emode’

open

Open an existing simulation ‘.eph’ or ‘.mat’ file. This can be used to retrieve previous simulation data or to run a simulation based on a template.

Parameters:

  • save_path (str) – path to open the simulation file relative to the current working directory, default: ‘.’

  • simulation_name (str) – simulation name, default: ‘emode’

  • new_name (str) – new simulation name so the old file is not over-written, default: simulation_name

get

Extract data from an existing simulation to your Python or MATLAB environment.

Parameters:

  • key (str) – name of the variable or parameter to extract. This can also be a list of fields of any combination of [Ex, Ey, Ez, Hx, Hy, Hz, Sx, Sy, Sz]. See Variable Descriptions for a complete list and description of all available variables.

  • label (str) – name of labeled dataset to extract the data defined by key, default: ‘’

  • simulation_name (str) – simulation name, default: ‘emode’

clear_field_data

Deletes the following data to reduce the ‘.eph’ file size: Fx, Fy, Ex, Ey, Ez, Hx, Hy, Hz, Sx, Sy, Sz, x_edge, y_edge, x, y, permittivity, permeability.

Parameters:

simulation_name (str) – simulation name, default: ‘emode’

save

Saves a simulation file and keeps the simulation file in the ‘open’ state. The file can be saved as an EMode Photonix file (‘eph’) or as a MATLAB-style file (‘.mat’).

Parameters:

  • save_all_fields (bool) – whether all field data should be saved (so the E, H, and S fields can be accessed without an EMode license) or just the raw field data (Fx and Fy), default: False

  • file_type (str) – file type to save simulation file (‘eph’ or ‘mat’), default: ‘eph’

  • new_save_path (str) – if set, saves the simulation file in this new path, default: None

  • simulation_name (str) – simulation name, default: ‘emode’

close

Saves or deletes a simulation file. The file can be saved as an EMode Photonix file (‘eph’) or as a MATLAB-style file (‘.mat’). This function is called through the “close” method of emodeconnection, and these optional parameters can be passed directly to the “close” method.

Parameters:

  • save (bool) – saves simulation file if True and deletes the simulation file if False, default: True

  • save_all_fields (bool) – whether all field data should be saved (so the E, H, and S fields can be accessed without an EMode license) or just the raw field data (Fx and Fy), default: False

  • file_type (str) – file type to save simulation file (‘eph’ or ‘mat’), default: ‘eph’ for Python connections and ‘mat’ for MATLAB connections

  • simulation_name (str) – simulation name, default: ‘emode’