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/* Working with PO Simualtion Data */
== Working with PO Simualtion Data ==
 
At the end of a Physical Optics simulation, EM.Illumina generates a number of output data files that contain all the computed simulation data. The primary output data in Physical Optics are the electric and magnetic surface current distributions on the surface of your structure. Once these quantities are known, EM.Illumina can compute near-field distributions as well as far-field quantities such as radiation patterns and radar cross section (RCS). EM.Illumina does not generate any output data on its own unless you define observables for your simulation project.
=== Visualizing Current Distributions ===
[[File:PO37.png|thumb|300px|PO Module's Current Distribution dialog.]]
[[Image:PO38.png|thumb|500px|The current distribution plot of a PEC sphere illuminated by an obliquely incident plane wave.]]
At the end of a PO simulation, [[EM.Cube]]'s PO engine generates a number of output data files that contain all the computed simulation data. The main output data are the electric and magnetic current distributions. You can easily examine the 3D color-coded intensity plots of current distributions in the project workspace. Current distributions are visualized on the surface of the PO mesh cells, and the magnitude and phase of the electric and magnetic surface currents are plotted for all the objects. In order to view these currents, you must first define a current distribution observable before running the PO simulation. To do this, right click on the '''Current Distributions''' item in the '''Observables''' section of the Navigation Tree and select '''Insert New Observable...'''. The Current Distribution Dialog opens up. Accept the default settings and close the dialog. A new current distribution node is added to the Navigation Tree. Unlike the [[Planar Module]], in the [[PO Module]] you can define only one current distribution node in the Navigation Tree, which covers all the objects in the project workspace. After a PO simulation is completed, new plots are added under the current distribution node of the Navigation Tree. Separate plots are produced for the magnitude and phase of each of the electric and magnetic surface current components (X, Y and Z) as well as the total current magnitude. The magnitude maps are plotted on a normalized scale with the minimum and maximum values displayed in the legend box. The phase maps are plotted in radians between -p and p. Note that sometimes the current distribution plots may hide inside smooth and curved objects, and you cannot see them. You may have to freeze such objects or switch to the mesh view mode.
=== Near -Field Visualization ===
[[Image:PO42(4).png|thumb|300px|PO Module's Field Sensor dialog]]
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