{"id":302197,"date":"2023-08-18T20:59:52","date_gmt":"2023-08-18T20:59:52","guid":{"rendered":"\/forum\/forums\/reply\/302197\/"},"modified":"2023-08-18T21:01:05","modified_gmt":"2023-08-18T21:01:05","slug":"302197","status":"publish","type":"reply","link":"https:\/\/innovationspace.ansys.com\/forum\/forums\/reply\/302197\/","title":{"rendered":"Reply To: Bloch boundary condition"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>&lt;p&gt;&nbsp;&lt;\/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;Dear Prof. Gufran,&lt;\/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;I did not say so. The Bloch BC is to ensure the angled excitation correctly, and so does all other &ldquo;modes&rdquo; excited. It should be correct when higher order diffraction appears.&lt;\/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&nbsp;&lt;\/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;For whatever the mode, E(x), adding a phase change at the boundary will guarantee its correctness. This is my understanding. 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