mlaprise / pyoftk

PyOFTK is a Python/Numpy library for helping the developement of numerical simulation of optical pulses in optical fiber. PyOFTK is a work-in-progress project and for now it’s more like a whole bunch of functions and class I made for my own use during my graduate research.

PyOFTK: Python Optical Fiber ToolKit

PyOFTK is a Python/Numpy library for helping the developement of numerical simulation of optical pulses in optical fiber. PyOFTK is a work-in-progress project and for now it’s more like a whole bunch of functions and class I made for my own use during my graduate research.

Here is a simple example how we can use PyOFTK in iPython:

In [1]: import PyOFTK

In [2]: fiber1 = PyOFTK.FibreStepIndex(3.0, 62.5, 0.05, 0.0, 1.0)

In [3]: fiber1.printLPModes(1.03)
Mode LP01: u=1.71279090763
Mode LP02 unsupported
Mode LP03 unsupported
Mode LP04 unsupported
Mode LP05 unsupported
Mode LP11: u=2.58518963818

In [4]: print "Dispersion: " + str(fiber1.beta2(1.03) * 1e24) + " ps2/m"
Dispersion: 0.0215828748536 ps2/m

In [5]: fiber1.effIndex(1.03)       
Out[5]: 1.4544886960584553

In [11]: fiber1.modeOverlap(1.03)  
Out[11]: 0.6149059753294210

Installation

Requirements

• FFTW 3
• FFTW 2 (for the freespace module)
• PyCUDA 0.94 or newer
• Numpy 1.1.1 or newer
• Scipy 0.6.0 or newer
• Matplotlib 0.98
• python-vtk 5.0
• pyfits 1.3
• python-tables 2.0.3
• Swig 1.3