Branch 0141 calculators
Spectroscopy
Grating dispersion · Sellmeier index · Wavenumber and photon energy
m · λ = d · (sin θᵢ + sin θₘ)25% of inputPhotonics calculators
Precision photonics & optical calculators
411 calculators across 10 photonics domains, from laser safety to free-space links. Follow a branch of the chip into a domain, or search the library below.
Source and splitter
1550 nm · C-band1550 nm
0°
Power split:Upper 25%Middle 50%Lower 25%
P± = ½(1 ± sin Δφ), quadrature-biased MZI, 50/50 taps
Pulse speed
w(z) = w₀ · √[1 + (z / z_R)²]50% of inputT = 1 / [1 + F · sin²(δ / 2)]25% of input⌘K
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Hazards & limits
Laser Safety
40
NOHD, MPE, OD calculations and eye safety tools.
Estimate hazard distances, exposure limits, optical density, and classification thresholds for safety-critical laser scenarios.
MPENOHDOptical density
Open Laser Safety
Guided light
Fiber Optics
47
Attenuation, coupling, dispersion, nonlinear thresholds.
Explore how guided modes, attenuation, dispersion, coupling, and nonlinear effects shape fiber systems.
Coupling efficiencyDispersionV-number
Open Fiber Optics
Interference stacks
Thin Film
45
AR coatings, dichroics, reflectors, stress and deposition.
Design multilayer stacks, anti-reflection coatings, filters, and angle-sensitive interference behavior.
Single ARBragg reflectorDichroic filter
Open Thin Film
Focus & sensing
Imaging
61
Resolution, DOF, microscopy, OCT, focal geometry.
From PSF and depth of field to wavefront sensing and OCT coherence, model how optics form images.
ResolutionOptical coherencePSF
Open Imaging
Wavelength & signal
Spectroscopy
41
Resolution, FTIR, Raman, line broadening, calibration.
Resolve spectra, calibrate dispersive systems, estimate line broadening, and reason about signal-to-noise.
FTIR resolutionRaman shiftSpectral calibration
Open Spectroscopy
Light to signal
Detectors
54
Responsivity, NEP, dark noise, avalanche gain, SPADs.
Understand how photons become current, noise, gain, and readout limits across detector families.
NEPResponsivitySPAD dead time
Open Detectors
Indices & media
Materials
27
Sellmeier, dispersion, absorption, thermal and nonlinear properties.
Compare optical materials, refractive index models, absorption bands, and thermal or nonlinear behavior.
SellmeierAbbe numberTransparency range
Open Materials
Interference & propagation
Wave Optics
37
Gaussian beams, cavities, diffraction, combs, nonlinear propagation.
Follow phase, coherence, cavity stability, diffraction, and ultrafast propagation through wave-optics tools.
Gaussian beamABCD matrixInterferometer
Open Wave Optics
Vector states
Polarization
33
Jones, Stokes, retarders, birefringence and PMD.
Model polarization state evolution, retarders, Mueller/Jones formalisms, and birefringent systems.
Jones calculusPoincaré sphereWaveplate thickness
Open Polarization
Links through air
Free-Space Comms
26
Pointing loss, BER, scintillation, weather attenuation.
Estimate atmospheric penalties, pointing sensitivity, channel capacity, and link margins for optical links.
Link budgetPointing lossScintillation
Open Free-Space Comms