{"id":397383,"date":"2024-12-13T09:51:10","date_gmt":"2024-12-13T09:51:10","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/innovationspace.ansys.com\/forum\/forums\/topic\/how-does-fdtd-define-the-sourcepower-when-2-sources-are-set\/"},"modified":"2024-12-13T09:51:10","modified_gmt":"2024-12-13T09:51:10","slug":"how-does-fdtd-define-the-sourcepower-when-2-sources-are-set","status":"publish","type":"topic","link":"https:\/\/innovationspace.ansys.com\/forum\/forums\/topic\/how-does-fdtd-define-the-sourcepower-when-2-sources-are-set\/","title":{"rendered":"How does FDTD define the &#8216;sourcepower&#8217; when 2 sources are set?"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>&lt;div&gt;Hi,&lt;\/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;Greetings. Since the transmission is defined as the formula shown by the following figure,&lt;\/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&nbsp;<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/innovationspace.ansys.com\/forum\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2024\/12\/13-12-2024-1734083147-mceclip0.png\" \/>&lt;\/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;How does FDTD define the &#8216;sourcepower&#8217; when 2 <strong>single-wavelength<\/strong> sources are set? By the way, can I use this formula to calculate transmission in this case?&lt;\/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;Thanks a lot.&lt;\/div&gt;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"template":"","class_list":["post-397383","topic","type-topic","status-publish","hentry","topic-tag-waveguide-2","topic-tag-3DFDTD-1"],"aioseo_notices":[],"aioseo_head":"\n\t\t<!-- All in One SEO 4.9.10 - aioseo.com -->\n\t<meta name=\"description\" content=\"Hi,Greetings. Since the transmission is defined as the formula shown by the following figure, How does FDTD define the &#039;sourcepower&#039; when 2 single-wavelength sources are set? 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