{"id":320025,"date":"2023-11-29T12:24:38","date_gmt":"2023-11-29T12:24:38","guid":{"rendered":"\/forum\/forums\/topic\/questions-regarding-an-example\/"},"modified":"2023-11-29T12:24:38","modified_gmt":"2023-11-29T12:24:38","slug":"questions-regarding-an-example","status":"closed","type":"topic","link":"https:\/\/innovationspace.ansys.com\/forum\/forums\/topic\/questions-regarding-an-example\/","title":{"rendered":"Questions regarding an example"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Hi,&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>I have some questions regarding the &#8220;planar silicon solar cell&#8221; example of Lumerical. First, why is the reflection monitor placed in front of the source and not behind it although the source is planar with no injection angle (https:\/\/optics.ansys.com\/hc\/en-us\/articles\/360034915753-Tips-for-accurately-measuring-reflection-in-an-FDTD-simulation) ?&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>The second question is, why, in the script, it is written R=1+trnsmission(&#8220;R&#8221;) to calculate the reflection and not R=transmission(&#8220;R&#8221;)?<\/p>\n<p>Thank you.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"template":"","class_list":["post-320025","topic","type-topic","status-closed","hentry"],"aioseo_notices":[],"aioseo_head":"\n\t\t<!-- All in One SEO 4.9.10 - aioseo.com -->\n\t<meta name=\"description\" content=\"Hi, I have some questions regarding the &quot;planar silicon solar cell&quot; example of Lumerical. 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