phoTechLoadModePropDataTable

phoTechLoadModePropDataTable(
d_techID
t_path(
[ ?waveguideDefName t_waveguideDefName ]
[ ?localOnly g_localOnly ]
[ ?overwrite g_overwrite ]
)
=> t / nil

Description

(Virtuoso Photonics Option) Loads the modeProp table from the specified data file for the given waveguide definition and stores it in the library data.dm file. If no waveguideDef is specified, the modeProp table is loaded for all the waveguide definitions encountered in the data file.

Arguments

Value Returned

Example

(system "cat data.txt")

> waveguideDefName "SiN Waveguide"

> mode 99 = "TE"

> mode 100 = "TM"

> 1 0 0 0  99 0 0 0 0

> 1 0 0 0 100 0 0 0 0

>

phoTechLoadModePropDataTable(tech "data.txt" ?waveguideDefName "SiN Waveguide")

> t

Additional Information

To successfully load a waveguideDef table, here are a few related prerequisites that should be fulfilled:

• Correct syntax
  The waveguideDef table should be loaded using the correct syntax, which begins with the waveguideDefName line, optionally followed by mode mappings that are followed by table lines of nine numeric values.
• Completeness of the mode name mapping
  If present, the mode-name mappings in the waveguideDef table should be complete. All IDs in the table should be mapped to appropriate waveguideDef mode names.
• Completeness of the table data
  The waveguideDef table should be complete. The table should list all possible combinations otherwise the function will not succeed.

Related Topics

Photonics Flow Functions