MIT Photonic Bands
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MIT Photonic Bands
http://ab-initio.mit.edu/mpb/
MIT Photonic Bands (MPB) computes the band structures (dispersion relations) and electromagnetic modes of periodic dielectric structures, and is applicable both to photonic crystals (photonic band-gap materials) and other optical problems. Its features include: fully-vectorial, 3D computations; a flexible user-interface based upon the GNU Guile scripting language; output in HDF format; and iterative, targeted eigensolver methods to address very large problems by solving for only a few states near a specified frequency.
Documentation
User manual available from http://ab-initio.mit.edu/mpb/doc/; user tutorial available from http://ab-initio.mit.edu/mpb/doc/user-tutorial.html and from http://ab-initio.mit.edu/mpb/doc/analysis-tutorial.html; developer's guide available from http://ab-initio.mit.edu/mpb/doc/developer.html
Licensing
| License | Verified by | Verified on | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| GPLv2orlater | Janet Casey | 2451920.511 January 2001 |
Leaders and contributors
| Contact(s) | Role |
|---|---|
 Steven G. Johnson | Maintainer |
Resources and communication
| Audience | Resource type | URI |
|---|---|---|
| Help | mailto:mpb-announce@ab-initio.mit.edu | |
| Bug Tracking,Support | mailto:mpb-discuss@ab-initio.mit.edu | |
| Support | Newsgroup | gmane.comp.science.photonic-bands |
Software prerequisites
| Kind | Description |
|---|---|
| Weak prerequisite | LAPACK |
| Weak prerequisite | BLAS |
| Required to use | libctl 2.2 or later |
| Weak prerequisite | FFTW |
| Weak prerequisite | Guile |
| Weak prerequisite | HDF (see http://ab-initio.mit.edu/mpb/hdf.html) |
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