Blaze2D
Release: Blaze2D
The technical report: numerical methods, validation against MPB, and benchmarks.
Blaze2D: A Rust Maxwell solver for photonic crystals
Blaze computes band structures, configuration studies, and projected operators for 2D periodic dielectrics. Built for fast, large-scale parameter sweeps, it exposes operator data unavailable in conventional solvers such as MPB.
Created for a master’s thesis in theoretical physics at TU Dortmund University on photonic moiré crystals, Blaze remains actively developed. Its methods, measurements, and reasoning are documented here.
Use Blaze through Python
(pip install blaze2d), the command line, or this website’s interactive
browser tool, which requires no installation.
New to photonic band structures? Start with the introduction.
What this website answers
- How do I use it?Install the Python package, or skip installing altogether and calculate in the browser.
- How well does it work?Numerical methods, validation against MPB, and benchmarks with the conditions written out.
- Why does it exist?The photonic moiré crystals that motivated the solver, and the two-scale theory behind them.
- Where is it going?Current scope, known limits, and the planned scientific and performance work.
