Author: Kaan Akşit
Licence: GPLV2
Dependency: matplotlib, numpy
Currently available methods inside source/lib/odak.py
- Methods for Fresnel and Fraunhofer diffractions
- Methods for creating apertures such as circular, rectangular, slits, sinusoidal amplitude grating, lens, retroreflector and two slits
- Methods for plotting cross section, 2D & 3D data
- Methods for diverging and converging spherical wave
- Methods for diverging and converging gaussian beam
- Methods for Jones Calculus: Linear polarizers, circular polarizers, quarter wave plates, liquid crystal cells (Nematic and ferroelectric) and birefringent plate
- Methods for ray tracing, snell's law and reflecting using:
- planar surfaces,
- spherical surfaces,
- quadratic surfaces,
- meshed surfaces.
- Methods for displaying using:
- Matplotlib
- Old school OpenGL
- Methods for paraxial matrix theory: free space propagation, plotting paraxial rays
If you use Odak in a research project leading to a publication, please cite the project. The BibTex entry is
@Misc{kaan12,
author = {Kaan Ak\c{s}it},
title = {Odak Framework: Wave optics and ray tracing},
year = {2012},
month = {07},
url = {https://github.com/kunguz/odak},
note= {\url{https://github.com/kunguz/odak}}
}