chirped_pulse.py

## linear-chirped pulse planewave with higher frequencies at the front (down-chirp)

import meep as mp
import numpy as np

resolution = 40

dpml = 2
pml_layers = [mp.PML(thickness=dpml,direction=mp.X)]

sx = 40
sy = 6
cell_size = mp.Vector3(sx+2*dpml,sy)

v0 = 1.0  # pulse center frequency
a = 0.2   # Gaussian envelope half-width
b = -0.5  # linear chirp rate (positive: up-chirp, negative: down-chirp)
t0 = 15   # peak time

chirp = lambda t: np.exp(1j*2*np.pi*v0*(t-t0)) * np.exp(-a*(t-t0)**2+1j*b*(t-t0)**2)

sources = [mp.Source(src=mp.CustomSource(src_func=chirp),
                     center=mp.Vector3(-0.5*sx),
                     size=mp.Vector3(y=sy),
                     component=mp.Ez)]

sim = mp.Simulation(cell_size=cell_size,
                    boundary_layers=pml_layers,
                    resolution=resolution,
                    k_point=mp.Vector3(),
                    sources=sources,
                    symmetries=[mp.Mirror(mp.Y)])

sim.run(mp.in_volume(mp.Volume(center=mp.Vector3(), size=mp.Vector3(sx,sy)),
                     mp.at_every(2.7, mp.output_efield_z)),
        until=t0+50)