# Absorber

Specifies an adiabatic absorber along a single dimension. This absorber is well-suited for dispersive materials intersecting with absorbing edges of the simulation at the expense of more layers.

# Number of Layers

num_layers: Number of layers of absorber.

Type: integer

  • Unit: unitless
  • Constraint: greater than or equal to 0
  • Default: 40

# Absorber Parameters

parameters: Adiabatic absorber parameters.

See: AbsorberParams

Default:

  • sigma_order = 3
  • sigma_min = 0.0
  • sigma_max = 6.4