finesse.simulations.simulation.BaseSimulation.trace_beam

BaseSimulation.trace_beam(self)

Traces the beam through the paths which are dependent upon changing geometric parameter(s).

This method will modify those entries in the self.trace C array which were previously determined to have changing beam parameter values.

Returns:

validitybool

True if the tracing was successful, or False if an unstable cavity combination prevented a beam trace from being performed.

Raises:

exBeamTraceException

If the "unstable_handling" entry of the associated Model.sim_trace_config dict is "abort" and any unstable cavities were encountered.