Command Line Quick Start

import numpy as np

import pandas as pd

import matplotlib.pyplot as plt

import opticalglass as og
import opticalglass.glassmap as gm
from opticalglass.glassfactory import create_glass

Creating a Glass Object

You create a glass object using the create_glass() function. The glass name and catalog name are the arguments.

bk7 = create_glass('N-BK7', 'Schott')
print(bk7)

Schott N-BK7: 517.642

bk7.glass_code()

'517.642'

Getting refractive index data

Use the rindex() method of the glass object to get the refractive index at the input wavelength. The wavelength input can either be a numeric value in nanometers or a spectral line character string.

nd = bk7.rindex('d')
nF = bk7.rindex('F')
nC = bk7.rindex('C')
nC, nd, nF

(1.5143223472613747, 1.5168000345005885, 1.5223762897312285)

V-number and Partial Dispersion

Use the calc_glass_constants() function to calculate the optical constants given 3 refractive indices. The function accepts vector (NumPy) inputs as well, producing vector outputs.

vd, PCd = og.util.calc_glass_constants(nd, nF, nC)
nd, vd, PCd

(1.5168000345005885, 64.1673362374998, 0.6923634296510195)

dFC = nF-nC
vd = (nd - 1.0)/dFC
PCd = (nd-nC)/dFC
nd, vd, PCd

(1.5168000345005885, 64.1673362374998, 0.30763657034898056)

bk7.rindex(555.0)

1.5182740250316704

Plot Refractive Index vs Wavelength

You can get all of the refractive indices for a NumPy array of wavelengths using the calc_rindex() method of the glass object. This is (potentially) faster than using a loop over wavelengths and rindex().

wl = np.linspace(365., 700., num=75)
rn = bk7.calc_rindex(wl)
plt.plot(wl,rn)

[<matplotlib.lines.Line2D at 0x7fbf18ad80d0>]

wl=[]
rn=[]
for i in np.linspace(365., 700., num=75):
     wl.append(i)
     rn.append(bk7.rindex(i))
plt.plot(wl,rn)

[<matplotlib.lines.Line2D at 0x7fbf2860bd60>]

Display a Glass Map

The default display is index vs V-number. Other display options are available in the GlassMapFigure class.

The data plotted is controlled by GlassMapDB,the glass_db list. The default list includes all of the supported commercial catalogs. Additional lists of glasses can be added to the display.

gmf = plt.figure(FigureClass=gm.GlassMapFigure,
                 glass_db=gm.GlassMapDB()).plot()

Drag and Drop to the Command Line

The create_glass function accepts a glass that has been “dragged” from the glassmap python app. The string below is what gets dropped into the command line.

sbsl7 = create_glass("S-BSL 7,Ohara")

print(sbsl7)

Ohara S-BSL 7: 516.641

sbsl7.rindex('F')

1.5219049400380837

og.glass.decode_glass_name(sbsl7.name())

(('BSL', '7'), 'S', '')

Glass Transmission Data

Get the raw transmission data from the catalog spreadsheet by using the transmission_data() method of the glass.

This returns the transmission data for a 10mm sample thickness.

A list of (wavelength (nm), transmittance) pairs is returned.

t_data = sbsl7.transmission_data()

Plot Transmission vs Wavelength

plt.plot(*t_data)

[<matplotlib.lines.Line2D at 0x7fbf18d08040>]