AbstractChemical#

class optika.chemicals.AbstractChemical[source]#

Bases: Printable, Shaped

Interface defining the optical constants for a given chemical.

Attributes

`file_nk`	The path to the Windt [1998] file containing the index of refaction, \(n\), and the wavenumber, \(k\).
`formula`	the empirical formula of the chemical compound.
`formula_latex`	LaTeX representation of the chemical formula, with appropriate subscripts.
`is_amorphous`	Boolean flag controlling whether the chemical is amorphous or crystalline.
`shape`	The array shape of this object.
`table`	Name of the table of chemical constants.

Methods

`__init__`()
`absorption`(wavelength)	The absorption coefficient of this chemical for the given wavelength.
`index_refraction`(wavelength)	The index of refraction of this chemical for the given wavelength.
`n`(wavelength)	The complex index of refaction of this chemical for a given wavelength
`to_string`([prefix])	Public-facing version of the `__repr__` method that allows for defining a prefix string, which can be used to calculate how much whitespace to add to the beginning of each line of the result.
`wavenumber`(wavelength)	The wavenumber of this chemical for the given wavelength.

Inheritance Diagram

absorption(wavelength)[source]#

The absorption coefficient of this chemical for the given wavelength.

Parameters:: wavelength (Quantity | AbstractScalar) – The wavelength of light in vacuum for which to compute the absorption coefficient.

index_refraction(wavelength)[source]#

The index of refraction of this chemical for the given wavelength.

Parameters:: wavelength (Quantity | AbstractScalar)
Return type:: AbstractScalar

n(wavelength)[source]#

The complex index of refaction of this chemical for a given wavelength

Parameters:: wavelength (Quantity | AbstractScalar)
Return type:: AbstractScalar

to_string(prefix=None)#

Public-facing version of the __repr__ method that allows for defining a prefix string, which can be used to calculate how much whitespace to add to the beginning of each line of the result.

Parameters:: prefix (None | str) – an optional string, the length of which is used to calculate how much whitespace to add to the result.
Return type:: str

wavenumber(wavelength)[source]#

The wavenumber of this chemical for the given wavelength.

Parameters:: wavelength (Quantity | AbstractScalar)
Return type:: AbstractScalar

property file_nk: ScalarArray#: The path to the Windt [1998] file containing the index of refaction, \(n\), and the wavenumber, \(k\).

abstract property formula: str | AbstractScalar#

the empirical formula of the chemical compound.

For example, water would be expressed as "H2O" and hydrogen peroxide would be expressed as "H2O2".

property formula_latex: str#: LaTeX representation of the chemical formula, with appropriate subscripts.

abstract property is_amorphous: bool#: Boolean flag controlling whether the chemical is amorphous or crystalline.

abstract property shape: dict[str, int]#: The array shape of this object.

abstract property table: None | str#: Name of the table of chemical constants.