Welcome to HCIPy’s documentation!

HCIPy is a framework written in Python for high contrast imaging simulation work. It implements adaptive optics simulation, coronagraphy and optical diffraction calculations.

Caution

HCIPy is still in active development. Some functions may not work as expected.

Contents:

• Introduction
  • What is HCIPy?
  • Installation
  • Citing
  • The Team
• Getting Started with HCIPy
  • I - Coordinates, Grids and Fields
  • II - Wavefronts and optical systems
  • III - Atmosphere and adaptive optics
  • IV - Coronagraphy
• Tutorials
  • Making a Telescope Point Spread Function
  • Tutorial 02 - Segmented Mirrors
• Full API
  • Core
  • Adaptive optics
  • Coronagraphy
  • Data reduction
  • Miscellaneous