Last Month Sprint

[gomezzz]

Goals (by priority)

• Make FDTD usable as eps -> spectrum forward model
• Make FDTD usable for training (can be slow)
• Patterned layers
• Make NIDN ready for release (long-term)

Requirements (by priority)

• Exemplary documentation
• Ensure that we have picked sensible default options
• Technical documentation ( mention Open questions in regard to waveregime solver #38 Decide on correct boundary condition #43 )
• Support patterned layers

Steps (by priority)

• Make a very simple copy of the "Running TRCWA" Notebook but with FDTD
• Produce output spectrum for a few materials and have a quick look at literature / ask José if it sensible
• Make a very simple copy of the "Example Training FDTD" Notebook, e.g. single layer TiO & three layer uniform (see paper)
• In the docs a clear overview of all (TRCWA) / FDTD parameters that can be configured with links to further documentation (papers, other frameworks etc.)
• Check input to compute_spectrum_fdtd for sanity #55
• Adapt the code to project pattern onto FDTD grid

Optional

• Speeding it up

[gomezzz]

wrt docs overview of parameters:

Add a section here https://github.com/esa/NIDN/blob/main/docs/tutorial.rst for parameters:

• Link to some reference sources for detailed explanations ( both FDTD , GRCWA docs + maybe papers / RCWA paper e.g.?)
• Have brief description of the parameters similar to the cfg file but maybe slightly more verbose?