Crate polarization

Simulate the polarization of a laser beam.

Have you ever wondered what would happen if you passed a linearly polarized beam through a quarter-wave plate at 46 degrees rather than 45 degrees relative to the fast axis of a quarter-wave plate? Who am I kidding, of course you have! This library lets you pass a beam through several optical elements and see what comes out the other side.

Currently there is only support for Jones calculus, but support for Mueller calculus may be added at some point in the future.

For an overview of what you can do with this crate, check out the jones module.

Modules

jones

Polarization simulations using Jones calculus.