PhotonicLantern

class hcipy.optics.PhotonicLantern(lantern_modes, normalize_modes=True)

Bases: OpticalElement

A generic photonic lantern

Parameters:

lantern_modesModeBasis

The modes corresponding to the lantern ports.

wavelengthscalar

The wavelength of the simulation.

normalize_modesbool

Normalize the modes to unit power or not. Default is True.

Methods Summary

backward(wavefront)	Backwards propagate the light through the photonic lantern.
forward(wavefront)	Forward propagate the light through the photonic lantern

Methods Documentation

backward(wavefront)

Backwards propagate the light through the photonic lantern.

Parameters:

wavefrontWavefront

The complex amplitudes for each of the input ports.

Returns:

Wavefront

The outgoing wavefront.

forward(wavefront)

Forward propagate the light through the photonic lantern

Parameters:

wavefrontWavefront

The incoming wavefront.

Returns:

Wavefront

The complex amplitudes of each output port.