---
name: meep-fdtd-simulator-d7ae1ec65393
description: MEEP electromagnetic FDTD simulation skill for photonic devices, metamaterials, and waveguides
allowed-tools:
  - Bash
  - Read
  - Write
  - Edit
  - Glob
  - Grep
metadata:
  specialization: physics
  domain: science
  category: optics-photonics
  phase: 6
graph:
  domains: [domain:physics]
  skillAreas: [skill-area:physics-simulation, skill-area:mathematical-reasoning, skill-area:statistical-analysis]
  workflows: [workflow:experiment-design, workflow:peer-review-cycle]
  roles: [role:computational-scientist, role:research-engineer]
---

# MEEP FDTD Simulator

## Purpose

Provides expert guidance on MEEP FDTD simulations for photonic devices, including geometry definition, source configuration, and field extraction.

## Capabilities

- Geometry definition with materials library
- Source configuration (dipole, Gaussian, plane wave)
- Absorbing boundary conditions (PML)
- Flux and field extraction
- Parameter sweeps and optimization
- Parallel domain decomposition

## Usage Guidelines

1. **Geometry**: Define device geometry with proper materials
2. **Sources**: Configure appropriate source types
3. **Boundaries**: Set up PML absorbing boundaries
4. **Monitors**: Place flux monitors and field probes
5. **Parallelization**: Use domain decomposition for large simulations

## Tools/Libraries

- MEEP
- MPB
- h5py


---
Source attribution: a5c-ai
Original project: https://github.com/a5c-ai/babysitter/blob/feb68abe397acc14f32b34984975c48fedba2b33/library/specializations/domains/science/physics/skills/meep-fdtd-simulator/SKILL.md
License: MIT
License information: https://opensource.org/license/mit
Original upstream instructions; downloaded from Mega AI Hub.

## Upstream license notice

# MIT License

Copyright (c) 2025 A5C AI

Permission is hereby granted, free of charge, to any person obtaining a copy
of this software and associated documentation files (the "Software"), to deal
in the Software without restriction, including without limitation the rights
to use, copy, modify, merge, publish, distribute, sublicense, and/or sell
copies of the Software, and to permit persons to whom the Software is
furnished to do so, subject to the following conditions:

The above copyright notice and this permission notice shall be included in all
copies or substantial portions of the Software.

THE SOFTWARE IS PROVIDED "AS IS", WITHOUT WARRANTY OF ANY KIND, EXPRESS OR
IMPLIED, INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO THE WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY,
FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE AND NONINFRINGEMENT. IN NO EVENT SHALL THE
AUTHORS OR COPYRIGHT HOLDERS BE LIABLE FOR ANY CLAIM, DAMAGES OR OTHER
LIABILITY, WHETHER IN AN ACTION OF CONTRACT, TORT OR OTHERWISE, ARISING FROM,
OUT OF OR IN CONNECTION WITH THE SOFTWARE OR THE USE OR OTHER DEALINGS IN THE
SOFTWARE.



# Mega AI Hub resource metadata

Creator / publisher: a5c-ai
Original project: https://github.com/a5c-ai/babysitter/blob/feb68abe397acc14f32b34984975c48fedba2b33/library/specializations/domains/science/physics/skills/meep-fdtd-simulator/SKILL.md
Attribution basis: Source repository record

Fields of work: Data & Analytics, Education & Research, Product Management
Roles: Data Scientist, Product Manager, Researcher
Specialties: API
Tools: Meep
Country applicability: Country not specified
Classification basis: Source catalog labels
Instruction SHA-256: 5bfbb0a565f757a82c5caab91fd46a1d0f30f9119967f7f67f822b8b6c8066a3