qspec.simulate.Laser  (  freq ,  intensity = 1.0 ,  polarization = None ,  k = None ,  instance = None  )[source]

Class representing a laser that has a frequency $\nu$, an intensity $I = \frac{1}{2}\varepsilon_0c\vec{E}^2$, a polarization $\vec{\varepsilon} = \vec{E} / |E|$ and a direction $\vec{k}$.

Parameters:

freqarray_like

The frequency $\nu$ of the laser (MHz).

intensityarray_like

The intensity $I$ of the laser $(\mu\mathrm{W} / \mathrm{mm}^2 = \mathrm{W} / \mathrm{m}^2)$.

polarizationarray_like | qspec.simulate.Polarization

The polarization of the laser $\vec{\varepsilon}$ as a complex vector in cartesian coordinates or as a Polarization object.

karray_like

The direction of the laser $\vec{k}$. The user input is normalized to a vector with length 1.

instanceqspec.simulate.Laser | ctypes.LP_c_char

An existing Laser instance. If this is specified, the other parameters are omitted.