CircularRetarder

class hcipy.optics.CircularRetarder(phase_retardation)

Bases: hcipy.optics.polarization.PhaseRetarder

A general circular retarder.

Parameters

phase_retardationscalar or Field

The relative phase retardation induced between the fast and slow axis.

fast_axis_orientationscalar or Field

The angle of the fast axis with respect to the x-axis in radians.