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1. Tutorial

To run a simulation with CAMFR, you have to write a Python script describing the structure to be simulated and the calculations to be performed.

Python (http://www.python.org) is a general-purpose, clean and flexible scripting language, that is easily extendible and that really shines at integrating different pieces of software. Because Python is a full-blown programming language, it is e.g. very easy to write loops that sweep a certain simulation parameter. It is also trivial to use the CAMFR output in other Python-enabled applications, like e.g. a visualisation package.

In this tutorial, we will introduce the basic concepts of CAMFR, as well as a minimal subset of the Python language that is needed to perform simulations. Although a more in-depth knowledge of Python is not really necessary, it is reassuring to know that CAMFR is integrated in a powerful programming language, making it possible to perform sophisticated simulations and postprocessing.

1.1 Example 1: a simple waveguide example  
1.2 Example 2: a simple stack example  
1.3 Example 3: another stack example  
1.4 Example 4: a circular stack  
1.5 Example 5: field profiles in a stack  
1.6 Example 6: exploiting symmetry  
1.7 Example 7: using functions to define complex structures  
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