odak.wave.electric_field_per_plane_wave

Definition to return state of a plane wave at a particular distance and time.

Parameters:

Name	Type	Description	Default
amplitude	float	Amplitude of a wave.	required
opd	float	Optical path difference in mm.	required
k	float	Wave number of a wave, see odak.wave.parameters.wavenumber for more.	required
phase	float	Initial phase of a wave.	0
w	float	Rotation speed of a wave, see odak.wave.parameters.rotationspeed for more.	0
t	float	Time in seconds.	0

Returns:

Type	Description
complex	A complex number that provides the resultant field in the complex form A*e^(j(wt+phi)).

Source code in odak/wave/vector.py

def electric_field_per_plane_wave(amplitude, opd, k, phase=0, w=0, t=0):
    """
    Definition to return state of a plane wave at a particular distance and time.

    Parameters
    ----------
    amplitude    : float
                   Amplitude of a wave.
    opd          : float
                   Optical path difference in mm.
    k            : float
                   Wave number of a wave, see odak.wave.parameters.wavenumber for more.
    phase        : float
                   Initial phase of a wave.
    w            : float
                   Rotation speed of a wave, see odak.wave.parameters.rotationspeed for more.
    t            : float
                   Time in seconds.

    Returns
    -------
    field        : complex
                   A complex number that provides the resultant field in the complex form A*e^(j(wt+phi)).
    """
    field = amplitude*np.exp(1j*(-w*t+opd*k+phase))/opd**2
    return field

See also

• Computer Generated-Holography