OldDiffusionCyl Class

class electrical.olddiffusion.OldDiffusionCyl(name="")

Calculates carrier pairs concentration in active region using FEM in one-dimensional cylindrical space

Methods

compute_initial() Perform the initial computation
compute_overthreshold() Perform the overthreshold computation
compute_threshold() Perform the threshold computation
get_total_burning() Compute total power burned over threshold (mW).
initialize() Initialize solver.
invalidate() Set the solver back to uninitialized state.

Attributes

Receivers

inCurrentDensity Receiver of the current density required for computations [kA/cm²].
inGain Receiver of the material gain required for computations [1/cm].
inLightE Receiver of the electric field required for computations [V/m].
inTemperature Receiver of the temperature required for computations [K].
inWavelength Receiver of the wavelength required for computations [nm].

Providers

outCarriersConcentration Provider of the computed carriers concentration [1/cm³].

Other

abs_accuracy Required absolute minimal concentration accuracy
accuracy Required relative accuracy
current_mesh Horizontal adaptive mesh)
fem_method Finite-element method (linear of parabolic)
geometry Geometry provided to the solver
id Id of the solver object.
initial True if we start from initial computations
initialized True if the solver has been initialized.
interpolation Interpolation method used for injection current
maxiters Maximum number of allowed iterations before attempting to refine mesh
maxrefines Maximum number of allowed mesh refinements
mesh Mesh provided to the solver
mode_burns Power burned over threshold by each mode (mW).

Descriptions

Method Details

OldDiffusionCyl.compute_initial()

Perform the initial computation

OldDiffusionCyl.compute_overthreshold()

Perform the overthreshold computation

OldDiffusionCyl.compute_threshold()

Perform the threshold computation

OldDiffusionCyl.get_total_burning()

Compute total power burned over threshold (mW).

OldDiffusionCyl.initialize()

Initialize solver.

This method manually initialized the solver and sets initialized to True. Normally calling it is not necessary, as each solver automatically initializes itself when needed.

Returns:solver initialized state prior to this method call.
Return type:bool
OldDiffusionCyl.invalidate()

Set the solver back to uninitialized state.

This method frees the memory allocated by the solver and sets initialized to False.

Receiver Details

OldDiffusionCyl.inCurrentDensity

Receiver of the current density required for computations [kA/cm²].

You will find usage details in the documentation of the receiver class CurrentDensityReceiverCyl.

Example

Connect the receiver to a provider from some other solver:

>>> solver.inCurrentDensity = other_solver.outCurrentDensity

See also

Receciver class: plask.flow.CurrentDensityReceiverCyl

Provider class: plask.flow.CurrentDensityProviderCyl

Data filter: plask.filter.CurrentDensityFilterCyl

OldDiffusionCyl.inGain

Receiver of the material gain required for computations [1/cm].

You will find usage details in the documentation of the receiver class GainReceiverCyl.

Example

Connect the receiver to a provider from some other solver:

>>> solver.inGain = other_solver.outGain

See also

Receciver class: plask.flow.GainReceiverCyl

Provider class: plask.flow.GainProviderCyl

Data filter: plask.filter.GainFilterCyl

OldDiffusionCyl.inLightE

Receiver of the electric field required for computations [V/m]. It is required only for the overthreshold computations.

You will find usage details in the documentation of the receiver class ModeLightEReceiverCyl.

Example

Connect the receiver to a provider from some other solver:

>>> solver.inLightE = other_solver.outModeLightE

See also

Receciver class: plask.flow.ModeLightEReceiverCyl

Provider class: plask.flow.ModeLightEProviderCyl

Data filter: plask.filter.ModeLightEFilterCyl

OldDiffusionCyl.inTemperature

Receiver of the temperature required for computations [K].

You will find usage details in the documentation of the receiver class TemperatureReceiverCyl.

Example

Connect the receiver to a provider from some other solver:

>>> solver.inTemperature = other_solver.outTemperature

See also

Receciver class: plask.flow.TemperatureReceiverCyl

Provider class: plask.flow.TemperatureProviderCyl

Data filter: plask.filter.TemperatureFilterCyl

OldDiffusionCyl.inWavelength

Receiver of the wavelength required for computations [nm]. It is required only for the overthreshold computations.

You will find usage details in the documentation of the receiver class ModeWavelengthReceiver.

Example

Connect the receiver to a provider from some other solver:

>>> solver.inWavelength = other_solver.outModeWavelength

See also

Receciver class: plask.flow.ModeWavelengthReceiver

Provider class: plask.flow.ModeWavelengthProvider

Data filter: plask.filter.ModeWavelengthFilter

Provider Details

OldDiffusionCyl.outCarriersConcentration(n=0, mesh, interpolation='default')

Provider of the computed carriers concentration [1/cm³].

Parameters:
  • type (str) – Detailed information which carriers are returned. It can be ‘majority’ to return majority carriers in given material, ‘pairs’ for the concentration of electron-hole pairs, ‘electrons’, or ‘holes’ for particular carriers type.
  • mesh (mesh) – Target mesh to get the field at.
  • interpolation (str) – Requested interpolation method.
Returns:

Data with the carriers concentration on the specified mesh [1/cm³].

You may obtain the number of different values this provider can return by testing its length.

Example

Connect the provider to a receiver in some other solver:

>>> other_solver.inCarriersConcentration = solver.outCarriersConcentration

Obtain the provided field:

>>> solver.outCarriersConcentration(0, mesh)
<plask.Data at 0x1234567>

Test the number of provided values:

>>> len(solver.outCarriersConcentration)
3

See also

Provider class: plask.flow.CarriersConcentrationProviderCyl

Receciver class: plask.flow.CarriersConcentrationReceiverCyl

Attribute Details

OldDiffusionCyl.abs_accuracy

Required absolute minimal concentration accuracy

OldDiffusionCyl.accuracy

Required relative accuracy

OldDiffusionCyl.current_mesh

Horizontal adaptive mesh)

OldDiffusionCyl.fem_method

Finite-element method (linear of parabolic)

OldDiffusionCyl.geometry

Geometry provided to the solver

OldDiffusionCyl.id

Id of the solver object. (read only)

Example

>>> mysolver.id
mysolver:category.type
OldDiffusionCyl.initial

True if we start from initial computations

OldDiffusionCyl.initialized

True if the solver has been initialized. (read only)

Solvers usually get initialized at the beginning of the computations. You can clean the initialization state and free the memory by calling the invalidate() method.

OldDiffusionCyl.interpolation

Interpolation method used for injection current

OldDiffusionCyl.maxiters

Maximum number of allowed iterations before attempting to refine mesh

OldDiffusionCyl.maxrefines

Maximum number of allowed mesh refinements

OldDiffusionCyl.mesh

Mesh provided to the solver

OldDiffusionCyl.mode_burns

Power burned over threshold by each mode (mW).