This section describes solvers.
Select the desired solver in the Home tab, click anywhere in the composite view window to add a solver, and edit the solver's properties in the pop-up window. The software offers the following built-in passive solvers:
The software allows users to set solvers through scripts. For instructions on using scripts, see Script.
The Preface highlights the irreplaceable role of computational electromagnetics in modern electromagnetic research, and also provides a brief overview of the most popular algorithms currently in use.
The solvers included in the software correspond to three different computational electromagnetics algorithms. Each algorithm is tailored for specific simulation types, offering unique advantages and disadvantages. Therefore, when designing a device, it is important to understand the characteristics of the device as well as the advantages of each algorithm, which facilitates the selection of an appropriate algorithm to achieve the efficient and accurate simulation of the device.
The algorithms for computational electromagnetics in this software are integrated within solvers under the Simulation, currently including three types: FDTD, FDFD, and FDE.
The modeling of devices is independent of simulation solvers, that is, the same device can be solved using different solvers, and vice versa.
There is no doubt that the source is the most important accessory of the solver.
For source-excited solvers, users are allowed to select different sources to address various simulation requirements.
The inspection, display, analysis and export of simulation results must be performed through a monitor.
The monitor serves as a data collector and has the functionality of analyzing and processing collected data.
Certain special features, such as Port, can only be enabled after configuring a specific solver (the Port feature is exclusive to the FDTD solver).