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	Index Entry	Section

A
	angular dependence of fields	2.3 Putting a current source inside a cavity

B
	band diagrams	2.1 Modelling photonic crystal devices
	Bessel order	1.4 Example 4: a circular stack
	Bloch modes	2.1 Modelling photonic crystal devices
	`BlochMode`	`BlochMode`
	`BlochStack`	`BlochStack`
	boundary conditions	1.3 Example 3: another stack example
	boundary conditions for slabs	1.6 Example 6: exploiting symmetry
	boundary conditions for slabs	`Slab`

C
	`Cavity`	`Cavity`
	`Circ`	`Circ`
	`Circle`	`Circle`
	circular waveguides	1.4 Example 4: a circular stack
	circular waveguides, Bessel order	1.4 Example 4: a circular stack
	circular waveguides, polarisation	1.4 Example 4: a circular stack
	comments in Python	1.1 Example 1: a simple waveguide example
	complex thickness	1.3 Example 3: another stack example
	complicated structures, `geometry`	2.6 Defining complicated structures
	constructing expressions	1.7 Example 7: using functions to define complex structures
	convergence problems, troubleshooting, core dump, crash	2.13 Tips for troubleshooting problems
	`Coord`	`Coord`
	coordinate system	1.1 Example 1: a simple waveguide example
	current source	2.3 Putting a current source inside a cavity

D
	defining circular waveguides	1.4 Example 4: a circular stack
	defining materials	1.1 Example 1: a simple waveguide example
	defining slab waveguides	1.1 Example 1: a simple waveguide example
	defining stacks	1.2 Example 2: a simple stack example
	dispersive materials	2.8 Working with dispersive materials

E
	`E_Wall`	`E_Wall`
	effective index	1.1 Example 1: a simple waveguide example
	exploiting symmetry	1.6 Example 6: exploiting symmetry
	`Expression`	`Expression`
	expressions, constructing	1.7 Example 7: using functions to define complex structures

F
	`Field`	`Field`
	field plotting	2.12 Low level field plotting
	field profiles	1.1 Example 1: a simple waveguide example
	field profiles in a stack	1.5 Example 5: field profiles in a stack
	field, angular dependence	2.3 Putting a current source inside a cavity
	file output	1.3 Example 3: another stack example
	free_temps()	1.4 Example 4: a circular stack
	`free_tmps`	`free_tmps`
	freeing temporaries	1.4 Example 4: a circular stack
	functions in Python	1.7 Example 7: using functions to define complex structures

G
	garbage collection in Python	1.7 Example 7: using functions to define complex structures
	general excitations, gaussian incidence, plane wave incidence	2.7 General excitations for slabs
	`Geometry`	`Geometry`
	`get_lambda`	`get_lambda`
	gratings in LEDs	2.10 Modelling light emission in LEDs with gratings
	Green's function	2.3 Putting a current source inside a cavity
	grouping diagonal substacks	2.2 Locating laser modes

H
	`H_Wall`	`H_Wall`

I
	`InfStack`	`InfStack`
	interactive Python session	1.1 Example 1: a simple waveguide example
	introduction	Introduction
	invoking Python scripts	1.1 Example 1: a simple waveguide example

L
	lasers	2.2 Locating laser modes
	LEDs	2.9 Modelling light emission in planar LEDs
	LEDs with gratings	2.10 Modelling light emission in LEDs with gratings
	line continuation in Python	2.1 Modelling photonic crystal devices
	linebreaks, preventing	1.6 Example 6: exploiting symmetry
	looping over simulation parameters	1.2 Example 2: a simple stack example

M
	`Material`	`Material`
	materials, defining	1.1 Example 1: a simple waveguide example
	materials, dispersive	2.8 Working with dispersive materials
	`Mode`	`Mode`
	modelling photonic crystal devices	2.1 Modelling photonic crystal devices

N
	`N`	`N`
	Numpy	1.2 Example 2: a simple stack example

P
	parasitic reflections	1.3 Example 3: another stack example
	perfectly matched layer	1.3 Example 3: another stack example
	photonic crystal devices	2.1 Modelling photonic crystal devices
	`Picture`	`Picture`
	`Planar`	`Planar`
	planar structures	2.4 1D planar structures
	PML	1.3 Example 3: another stack example
	polarisation	1.1 Example 1: a simple waveguide example
	polarisation, circular waveguides	1.4 Example 4: a circular stack
	power generated by a dipole	2.3 Putting a current source inside a cavity
	Poynting vector	`Field`
	propagation factor	1.1 Example 1: a simple waveguide example
	Python	1. Tutorial
	Python, comments	1.1 Example 1: a simple waveguide example
	Python, file output	1.3 Example 3: another stack example
	Python, functions	1.7 Example 7: using functions to define complex structures
	Python, garbage collection	1.7 Example 7: using functions to define complex structures
	Python, interactive session	1.1 Example 1: a simple waveguide example
	Python, invoking scripts	1.1 Example 1: a simple waveguide example
	Python, line continuation	2.1 Modelling photonic crystal devices
	Python, loops	1.2 Example 2: a simple stack example
	Python, preventing line break	1.6 Example 6: exploiting symmetry
	Python, whitespace	1.2 Example 2: a simple stack example

R
	`Rectangle`	`Rectangle`
	response to current source	2.3 Putting a current source inside a cavity

S
	scattering matrices	1.2 Example 2: a simple stack example
	semi-infinite stacks, `InfStack`	2.5 Semi-infinite stacks
	`set_backward_modes`	`set_backward_modes`
	`set_chunk_tracing`	`set_chunk_tracing`
	`set_circ_field_type`	`set_circ_field_type`
	`set_circ_order`	`set_circ_order`
	`set_circ_PML`	`set_circ_PML`
	`set_degenerate`	`set_degenerate`
	`set_gain_material`	`set_gain_material`
	`set_lambda`	`set_lambda`
	`set_lower_PML`	`set_lower_PML`
	`set_lower_wall`	`set_lower_wall`
	`set_mode_surplus`	`set_mode_surplus`
	`set_N`	`set_N`
	`set_orthogonal`	`set_orthogonal`
	`set_polarisation`	`set_polarisation`
	`set_precision`	`set_precision`
	`set_precision_rad`	`set_precision_rad`
	`set_solver`	`set_solver`
	`set_stability`	`set_stability`
	`set_sweep_from_previous`	`set_sweep_from_previous`
	`set_unstable_exp_threshold`	`set_unstable_exp_threshold`
	`set_upper_PML`	`set_upper_PML`
	`set_upper_wall`	`set_upper_wall`
	`Slab`	`Slab`
	slab waveguides	1.1 Example 1: a simple waveguide example
	slab waveguides, boundary conditions	1.6 Example 6: exploiting symmetry
	`Square`	`Square`
	`Stack`	`Stack`
	stack, field profiles	1.5 Example 5: field profiles in a stack
	stacks, defining	1.2 Example 2: a simple stack example
	symmetry	1.6 Example 6: exploiting symmetry

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