Non-materialized dft fields for adjoint calculations

python/adjoint/objective.py

@@ -179,7 +179,7 @@ def place_adjoint_source(self, dJ):
                 *(np.eye(3)[self._monitor.normal_direction] *
                   np.abs(center_frequency)))
             eig_kpoint = -1 * direction if self.forward else direction
-
+        
         if self._frequencies.size == 1:
             amp = da_dE * dJ * scale
             src = time_src

python/adjoint/optimization_problem.py

@@ -119,13 +119,11 @@ def __call__(self, rho_vector=None, need_value=True, need_gradient=True, beta=No
                 print("Starting forward run...")
                 self.forward_run()
                 print("Starting adjoint run...")
-                self.D_a = []
                 self.adjoint_run()
                 print("Calculating gradient...")
                 self.calculate_gradient()
             elif self.current_state == "FWD":
                 print("Starting adjoint run...")
-                self.D_a = []
                 self.adjoint_run()
                 print("Calculating gradient...")
                 self.calculate_gradient()
@@ -168,7 +166,7 @@ def prepare_forward_run(self):
             self.forward_monitors.append(m.register_monitors(self.frequencies))
 
         # register design region
-        self.design_region_monitors = utils.install_design_region_monitors(
+        self.forward_design_region_monitors = utils.install_design_region_monitors(
             self.sim, self.design_regions, self.frequencies, self.decimation_factor
         )
 
@@ -192,10 +190,7 @@ def forward_run(self):
         self.f0 = [fi(*self.results_list) for fi in self.objective_functions]
         if len(self.f0) == 1:
             self.f0 = self.f0[0]
-
-        # Store forward fields for each set of design variables in array
-        self.D_f = utils.gather_design_region_fields(self.sim,self.design_region_monitors,self.frequencies)
-
+
         # store objective function evaluation in memory
         self.f_bank.append(self.f0)
 
@@ -227,17 +222,20 @@ def adjoint_run(self):
         if self.sim.k_point:
             self.sim.k_point *= -1
 
+        self.adjoint_design_region_monitors = []
         for ar in range(len(self.objective_functions)):
             # Reset the fields
-            self.sim.reset_meep()
+            self.sim.restart_fields()
+            self.sim.clear_dft_monitors()
 
             # Update the sources
             self.sim.change_sources(self.adjoint_sources[ar])
 
-            # register design flux
-            self.design_region_monitors = utils.install_design_region_monitors(
+            # register design dft fields
+            self.adjoint_design_region_monitors.append(utils.install_design_region_monitors(
             self.sim, self.design_regions, self.frequencies, self.decimation_factor
-            )
+            ))
+            self.sim._evaluate_dft_objects()
 
             # Adjoint run
             self.sim.run(until_after_sources=mp.stop_when_dft_decayed(
@@ -246,9 +244,6 @@ def adjoint_run(self):
                 self.maximum_run_time
             ))
 
-            # Store adjoint fields for each design set of design variables
-            self.D_a.append(utils.gather_design_region_fields(self.sim,self.design_region_monitors,self.frequencies))
-
         # reset the m number
         if utils._check_if_cylindrical(self.sim):
             self.sim.m = -self.sim.m
@@ -264,8 +259,8 @@ def calculate_gradient(self):
         self.gradient = [[
             dr.get_gradient(
                 self.sim,
-                self.D_a[ar][dri],
-                self.D_f[dri],
+                self.adjoint_design_region_monitors[ar][dri],
+                self.forward_design_region_monitors[dri],
                 self.frequencies,
                 self.finite_difference_step
             ) for dri, dr in enumerate(self.design_regions)

python/adjoint/utils.py

@@ -43,53 +43,19 @@ def update_beta(self,beta):
 
     def get_gradient(self, sim, fields_a, fields_f, frequencies, finite_difference_step):
         num_freqs = onp.array(frequencies).size
-        shapes = []
         '''We have the option to linearly scale the gradients up front
         using the scalegrad parameter (leftover from MPB API). Not
         currently needed for any existing feature (but available for
         future use)'''
         scalegrad = 1
-        for component_idx, component in enumerate(_compute_components(sim)):
-            '''We need to correct for the rare cases that get_dft_array
-            returns a singleton element for the forward and adjoint fields.
-            This only occurs when we are in 2D and only working with a particular
-            polarization (as the other fields are never stored). For example, the
-            2D in-plane polarization consists of a single scalar Ez field
-            (technically, meep doesn't store anything for these cases, but get_dft_array
-            still returns 0).
-
-            Our get_gradient algorithm, however, requires we pass an array of
-            zeros with the proper shape as the design_region.'''
-            spatial_shape = sim.get_array_slice_dimensions(component, vol=self.volume)[0]
-            if (fields_a[component_idx][0,...].size == 1):
-                fields_a[component_idx] = onp.zeros(onp.insert(spatial_shape,0,num_freqs),
-                                                    dtype=onp.complex64 if mp.is_single_precision() else onp.complex128)
-                fields_f[component_idx] = onp.zeros(onp.insert(spatial_shape,0,num_freqs),
-                                                    dtype=onp.complex64 if mp.is_single_precision() else onp.complex128)
-            if _check_if_cylindrical(sim):
-                '''For some reason, get_dft_array returns the field
-                components in a different order than the convention used
-                throughout meep. So, we reorder them here so we can use
-                the same field macros later in our get_gradient function.
-                '''
-                fields_a[component_idx] = onp.transpose(fields_a[component_idx],(_FREQ_AXIS,_RHO_AXIS,_PHI_AXIS,_Z_AXIS))
-                fields_f[component_idx] = onp.transpose(fields_f[component_idx],(_FREQ_AXIS,_RHO_AXIS,_PHI_AXIS,_Z_AXIS))
-            shapes.append(fields_a[component_idx].shape)
-            fields_a[component_idx] = fields_a[component_idx].flatten(order='C')
-            fields_f[component_idx] = fields_f[component_idx].flatten(order='C')
-        shapes = onp.asarray(shapes).flatten(order='C')
-        fields_a = onp.concatenate(fields_a)
-        fields_f = onp.concatenate(fields_f)
-
         grad = onp.zeros((num_freqs, self.num_design_params))  # preallocate
-        geom_list = sim.geometry
-        f = sim.fields
         vol = sim._fit_volume_to_simulation(self.volume)
-
         # compute the gradient
-        mp._get_gradient(grad,scalegrad,fields_a,fields_f,
+        mp._get_gradient(grad,scalegrad,
+                            fields_a[0].swigobj,fields_a[1].swigobj,fields_a[2].swigobj,
+                            fields_f[0].swigobj,fields_f[1].swigobj,fields_f[2].swigobj,
                          sim.gv,vol.swigobj,onp.array(frequencies),
-                         sim.geps,shapes,finite_difference_step)
+                         sim.geps,finite_difference_step)
         return onp.squeeze(grad).T
 
 def _check_if_cylindrical(sim):
@@ -149,18 +115,20 @@ def install_design_region_monitors(
     simulation: mp.Simulation,
     design_regions: List[DesignRegion],
     frequencies: List[float],
-    decimation_factor: int = 0
+    decimation_factor: int = 0,
 ) -> List[mp.DftFields]:
     """Installs DFT field monitors at the design regions of the simulation."""
-    design_region_monitors = [
+    design_region_monitors = [[
         simulation.add_dft_fields(
-            _compute_components(simulation),
+            [comp],
             frequencies,
             where=design_region.volume,
             yee_grid=True,
-            decimation_factor=decimation_factor
-        ) for design_region in design_regions
-    ]
+            decimation_factor=decimation_factor,
+            persist=True,
+            expand=True
+        ) for comp in _compute_components(simulation)
+    ] for design_region in design_regions ]
     return design_region_monitors
 
 

python/meep.i

@@ -843,9 +843,12 @@ meep::volume_list *make_volume_list(const meep::volume &v, int c,
 //--------------------------------------------------
 
 %inline %{
-void _get_gradient(PyObject *grad, double scalegrad, PyObject *fields_a, PyObject *fields_f,
+void _get_gradient(PyObject *grad, double scalegrad, 
+                    meep::dft_fields *fields_a_0, meep::dft_fields *fields_a_1, meep::dft_fields *fields_a_2,
+                    meep::dft_fields *fields_f_0, meep::dft_fields *fields_f_1, meep::dft_fields *fields_f_2,
                    meep::grid_volume *grid_volume, meep::volume *where, PyObject *frequencies,
-                   meep_geom::geom_epsilon *geps, PyObject *fields_shapes, double fd_step) {
+                   meep_geom::geom_epsilon *geps, double fd_step) {
+
     // clean the gradient array
     PyArrayObject *pao_grad = (PyArrayObject *)grad;
     if (!PyArray_Check(pao_grad)) meep::abort("grad parameter must be numpy array.");
@@ -854,26 +857,24 @@ void _get_gradient(PyObject *grad, double scalegrad, PyObject *fields_a, PyObjec
     double *grad_c = (double *)PyArray_DATA(pao_grad);
     npy_intp ng = PyArray_DIMS(pao_grad)[1]; // number of design parameters
 
-    // clean the adjoint fields array
-    PyArrayObject *pao_fields_a = (PyArrayObject *)fields_a;
-    if (!PyArray_Check(pao_fields_a)) meep::abort("adjoint fields parameter must be numpy array.");
-    if (!PyArray_ISCARRAY(pao_fields_a)) meep::abort("Numpy adjoint fields array must be C-style contiguous.");
-    if (PyArray_NDIM(pao_fields_a) !=1) {meep::abort("Numpy adjoint fields array must have 1 dimension.");}
-    std::complex<meep::realnum> *fields_a_c = (std::complex<meep::realnum> *)PyArray_DATA(pao_fields_a);
-
-    // clean the forward fields array
-    PyArrayObject *pao_fields_f = (PyArrayObject *)fields_f;
-    if (!PyArray_Check(pao_fields_f)) meep::abort("forward fields parameter must be numpy array.");
-    if (!PyArray_ISCARRAY(pao_fields_f)) meep::abort("Numpy forward fields array must be C-style contiguous.");
-    if (PyArray_NDIM(pao_fields_f) !=1) {meep::abort("Numpy forward fields array must have 1 dimension.");}
-    std::complex<meep::realnum> *fields_f_c = (std::complex<meep::realnum> *)PyArray_DATA(pao_fields_f);
-
-    // clean shapes array
-    PyArrayObject *pao_fields_shapes = (PyArrayObject *)fields_shapes;
-    if (!PyArray_Check(pao_fields_shapes)) meep::abort("fields shape parameter must be numpy array.");
-    if (!PyArray_ISCARRAY(pao_fields_shapes)) meep::abort("Numpy fields shape array must be C-style contiguous.");
-    size_t *fields_shapes_c = (size_t *)PyArray_DATA(pao_fields_shapes);
-
+    // clean the adjoint fields object
+    //if (!PyList_Check(fields_a)) meep::abort("adjoint fields parameter must be a list.");
+    //if (PyList_Size(fields_a) !=3) {meep::abort("adjoint fields list must have a length of 3.");}
+    std::vector<meep::dft_fields *> adjoint_fields = {fields_a_0,fields_a_1,fields_a_2};
+    /*
+    for (Py_ssize_t i=0;i<3;i++){
+        adjoint_fields.push_back((meep::dft_fields *)PyObject_GetAttrString(PyList_GetItem(fields_a,i),"swigobj"));
+    }  
+    */ 
+
+    // clean the forward fields object
+    //if (!PyList_Check(fields_f)) meep::abort("forward fields parameter must be a list.");
+    //if (PyList_Size(fields_f) !=3) {meep::abort("forward fields list must have a length of 3.");}
+    std::vector<meep::dft_fields *> forward_fields = {fields_f_0,fields_f_1,fields_f_2};
+    /*
+    for (Py_ssize_t i=0;i<3;i++)
+        forward_fields.push_back((meep::dft_fields *)PyObject_GetAttrString(PyList_GetItem(fields_f,i),"swigobj"));
+    */
     // clean the frequencies array
     PyArrayObject *pao_freqs = (PyArrayObject *)frequencies;
     if (!PyArray_Check(pao_freqs)) meep::abort("frequencies parameter must be numpy array.");
@@ -883,7 +884,8 @@ void _get_gradient(PyObject *grad, double scalegrad, PyObject *fields_a, PyObjec
     if (PyArray_DIMS(pao_grad)[0] != nf) meep::abort("Numpy grad array is allocated for %td frequencies; it should be allocated for %td.",PyArray_DIMS(pao_grad)[0],nf);
 
     // calculate the gradient
-    meep_geom::material_grids_addgradient(grad_c,ng,fields_a_c,fields_f_c,fields_shapes_c,frequencies_c,scalegrad,*grid_volume,*where,geps,fd_step);
+    meep_geom::material_grids_addgradient(grad_c,ng,nf,adjoint_fields,forward_fields,frequencies_c,scalegrad,*grid_volume,*where,geps,fd_step);
+
 }
 %}
 

python/simulation.py

@@ -2542,9 +2542,10 @@ def _evaluate_dft_objects(self):
             if dft.swigobj is None:
                 dft.swigobj = dft.func(*dft.args)
 
+
     def add_dft_fields(self, *args, **kwargs):
         """
-        `add_dft_fields(cs, fcen, df, nfreq, freq, where=None, center=None, size=None, yee_grid=False, decimation_factor=0)` ##sig
+        `add_dft_fields(cs, fcen, df, nfreq, freq, where=None, center=None, size=None, yee_grid=False, decimation_factor=0, persist=False)` ##sig
 
         Given a list of field components `cs`, compute the Fourier transform of these
         fields for `nfreq` equally spaced frequencies covering the frequency range
@@ -2571,26 +2572,28 @@ def add_dft_fields(self, *args, **kwargs):
         size = kwargs.get('size', None)
         yee_grid = kwargs.get('yee_grid', False)
         decimation_factor = kwargs.get('decimation_factor', 0)
+        persist = kwargs.get('persist', False)
+        expand = kwargs.get('expand', False)
         center_v3 = Vector3(*center) if center is not None else None
         size_v3 = Vector3(*size) if size is not None else None
         use_centered_grid = not yee_grid
         dftf = DftFields(self._add_dft_fields, [
             components, where, center_v3, size_v3, freq, use_centered_grid,
-            decimation_factor
+            decimation_factor,persist,expand
         ])
         self.dft_objects.append(dftf)
         return dftf
 
     def _add_dft_fields(self, components, where, center, size, freq,
-                        use_centered_grid, decimation_factor):
+                        use_centered_grid, decimation_factor, persist, expand):
         if self.fields is None:
             self.init_sim()
         try:
             where = self._volume_from_kwargs(where, center, size)
         except ValueError:
             where = self.fields.total_volume()
         return self.fields.add_dft_fields(components, where, freq,
-                                          use_centered_grid, decimation_factor)
+                                          use_centered_grid, decimation_factor, persist, expand)
 
     def output_dft(self, dft_fields, fname):
         """
@@ -3825,6 +3828,17 @@ def restart_fields(self):
         else:
             self._is_initialized = False
             self.init_sim()
+
+    def clear_dft_monitors(self):
+        """
+        Remove all of the dft monitors from the simulation.
+        """
+        for m in self.dft_objects:
+            if not (isinstance(m,DftFields) and (m.chunks) and (m.chunks.persist)):
+                m.remove()
+        self.fields.clear_dft_monitors()
+
+        self.dft_objects = []
 
     def run(self, *step_funcs, **kwargs):
         """

python/visualization.py

@@ -533,7 +533,7 @@ def plot_fields(sim, ax=None, fields=None, output_plane=None, field_parameters=N
     field_parameters = default_field_parameters if field_parameters is None else dict(default_field_parameters, **field_parameters)
 
     # user specifies a field component
-    if fields in [mp.Ex, mp.Ey, mp.Ez, mp.Er, mp.Ep, mp.Hx, mp.Hy, mp.Hz]:
+    if fields in [mp.Ex, mp.Ey, mp.Ez, mp.Er, mp.Ep, mp.Dx, mp.Dy, mp.Dz, mp.Hx, mp.Hy, mp.Hz]:
         # Get domain measurements
         sim_center, sim_size = get_2D_dimensions(sim, output_plane)