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}}  
     }