def update_strength (   self  ) 

Definition at line 986 of file general_optics.py.

00986                                  :
00987                 oldlambda=self.beam.get_lambda()
00988                 if oldlambda==self.last_lambda: return
00989                 
00990                 if type(self.external_index) is types.FunctionType:
00991                         self.ambient_index=self.external_index(oldlambda)
00992                 else:
00993                         self.ambient_index=self.external_index
00994                 n1=self.ambient_index
00995                 
00996                 if type(self.index) is types.FunctionType:
00997                         self.medium_index=self.index(oldlambda)
00998                 else:
00999                         self.medium_index=self.index
01000                         
01001                 n2=self.medium_index
01002                 
01003                 if hasattr(self, "radius"):
01004                         raise "Warning...", "Curved dielectric interfaces don't work yet! try again later"
01005                         if type(self.radius) is not types.TupleType:
01006                                 rx=ry=self.radius
01007                         else:
01008                                 rx,ry=self.radius
01009                         if rx is not Infinity:
01010                                 cx=(n1-n2)/(rx*n2)
01011                         else:
01012                                 cx=0.0
01013                         if ry is not Infinity:
01014                                 cy=(n1-n2)/(ry*n2)
01015                         else:
01016                                 cy=0.0
01017                         self.d_scalar=n1/n2     #always diagonal, for scalar media, so we don't have to localize        
01018                         self.strength=Numeric.array(((cx,0),(0,cy)))
01019                 else:
01020                         self.strength=Numeric.array(((0.,0.),(0.,0.)))
01021                         
01022                 self.last_lambda=oldlambda
01023                 
        def q_transform(self):


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