Source code for lasy.profiles.transverse.super_gaussian_profile

import numpy as np

from .transverse_profile import TransverseProfile




class SuperGaussianTransverseProfile(TransverseProfile):
    r"""
    Class for the analytic profile of a super-Gaussian laser pulse.

    More precisely, the transverse envelope corresponds to:

    .. math::

        \mathcal{T}(x, y) = \exp\left( -\left({\frac{{x^2 + y^2}}{w_0^2}}\right)^{\dfrac{n}{2}} \right)

    Parameters
    ----------
    w0 : float (in meter)
        The waist of the laser pulse, i.e. :math:`w_0` in the above formula.

    n_order : float (in meter)
        The shape parameter of the super-gaussian function, i.e. :math:`n` in the above formula.
        If :math:`n=2` the super-Gaussian becomes a standard Gaussian function.
        If :math:`n=1` the super-Gaussian becomes a Laplace function.
    """

    def __init__(self, w0, n_order):
        super().__init__()
        self.w0 = w0
        self.n_order = n_order

    def _evaluate(self, x, y):
        """
        Return the transverse envelope.

        Parameters
        ----------
        x, y : ndarrays of floats
            Define points on which to evaluate the envelope
            These arrays need to all have the same shape.

        Returns
        -------
        envelope : ndarray of complex numbers
            Contains the value of the envelope at the specified points
            This array has the same shape as the arrays x, y
        """
        envelope = np.exp(-np.power((x**2 + y**2) / self.w0**2, self.n_order / 2))

        return envelope