pyMMF.IndexProfile.initStepIndex

IndexProfile.initStepIndex(n1, a, NA)

Initializes the step index profile.

Parameters:

n1float

The refractive index inside the core region.

afloat

The core radius.

NAfloat

The numerical aperture.

Returns:

None

Parameters:

• n1 (float)

• a (float)

• NA (float)

Return type:

None

Examples

import pyMMF
n1 = 1.45; a = 10; NA = 0.2
npoints = 256
areaSize = 20
profile = pyMMF.IndexProfile(npoints=npoints, areaSize=areaSize)
profile.initStepIndex(n1=n1, a=a, NA=NA)