ESBO-ETC/docs/source/configuration/optical_components.rst

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Each optical component consists of the basic tag ``<optical_component>`` and the attribute ``type`` and possible other
component-specific attributes.
.. code-block:: xml
<optical_component type="Mirror"/>
Attributes:
* | **type:** str
| The type of the optical component. This can be one of the following types.
Atmosphere
----------
This component models the behaviour of an atmosphere which has a spectral transmittance and a spectral emission.
.. code-block:: xml
<optical_component type="Atmosphere" transmittance="PathToTransmittanceFile" emission="PathToEmissionFile"/>
.. code-block:: xml
<optical_component type="Atmosphere" transmittance="PathToATRANFile" temp="200" temp_unit="K"/>
Attributes:
* | **transmittance:** str
| The path to the file containing the spectral transmittance coefficients. For details on the required file structure see also :ref:`reading_csv`. If the output of ATRAN is given, the emission parameter is not available. Instead the parameter temp is used for the atmospheric emission.
* | **emission:** str, *optional*
| The path to the file containing the spectral radiance of the emission. For details on the required file structure see also :ref:`reading_csv`.
* | **temp:** str, *optional*
| The atmospheric temperature used for black body emission using the complement of the ATRAN tranmittance.
* | **temp_unit:** str, *optional* = "K"
| Unit of the atmospheric temperature used for black body emission using the complement of the ATRAN tranmittance.
StrayLight
----------
This component allows to model generic noise sources like stray light or zodiacal light from a file containing the spectral radiance of the emission.
.. code-block:: xml
<optical_component type="StrayLight" emission="PathToEmissionFile"/>
Attributes:
* | **emission:** str, *optional*
| The path to the file containing the spectral radiance of the emission. For details on the required file structure see also :ref:`reading_csv`.
CosmicBackground
----------------
This component allows to model generic black body noise sources like the cosmic background.
.. code-block:: xml
<optical_component type="CosmicBackground" temp="2.7" temp_unit="K" emissivity="1.0"/>
Attributes:
* | **temp:** float
| The temperature of the black body.
* | **temp_unit:** str, *optional* = "K"
| The unit of the black body's temperature. This has to be one of [``K``, ``Celsius``]. The default is ``K``.
* | **emissivity:** float, *optional*
| The emissivity of the cosmic background.
Mirror
------
Model a mirror including the mirror's thermal emission as well as possible obstruction of the mirror and the thermal emission of the obstructing component.
.. code-block:: xml
<optical_component type="Mirror" reflectance="PathToReflectance" emissivity="PathToEmissivity" temp="70" temp_unit="K" obstruction="0.2" obstructor_temp="70" obstructor_temp_unit="K" obstructor_emissivity="0.9"/>
Attributes:
* | **reflectance:** [str, float]
| Either a floating point value for the reflectance or a path to the file containing the spectral reflectance coefficients. For details on the required file structure see also :ref:`reading_csv`.
* | **emissivity:** str, *optional*
| The path to the file containing the spectral emissivity coefficients. For details on the required file structure see also :ref:`reading_csv`. If not given, 1 - reflectance is used.
* | **temp:** float, *optional*
| The temperature of the mirror for the thermal emission.
* | **temp_unit:** str, *optional*
| The unit of the mirror's temperature. This has to be one of [``K``, ``Celsius``]. The default is ``K``.
* | **obstruction:** float, *optional*
| The obstruction factor of the mirror as ratio of the areas A\ :sub:`obstructor` / A\ :sub:`mirror`.
* | **obstructor_temp:** float, *optional*
| The temperature of the obstructing component for the thermal emission.
* | **obstructor_temp_unit:** str, *optional*
| The unit of the obstructing component's temperature. This has to be one of [``K``, ``Celsius``]. The default is ``K``.
* | **obstructor_emissivity:** float, *optional*
| The emissivity of the obstructing component for the thermal emission. Valid ranges are 0.0 - 1.0. The default is 1.0.
Lens
----
Model a lens including the lens' thermal emission as well as possible obstruction of the lens and the thermal emission of the obstructing component.
.. code-block:: xml
<optical_component type="Lens" transmittance="PathToTransmittance" emissivity="PathToEmissivity" temp="70" temp_unit="K" obstruction="0.2" obstructor_temp="70" obstructor_temp_unit="K" obstructor_emissivity="0.9"/>
Attributes:
* | **transmittance:** [str, float]
| Either a floating point value for the transmittance or a path to the file containing the spectral transmittance coefficients. For details on the required file structure see also :ref:`reading_csv`.
* | **emissivity:** str, *optional*
| The path to the file containing the spectral emissivity coefficients. For details on the required file structure see also :ref:`reading_csv`. If not given, 1 - transmittance is used.
* | **temp:** float, *optional*
| The temperature of the lens for the thermal emission.
* | **temp_unit:** str, *optional*
| The unit of the lens' temperature. This has to be one of [``K``, ``Celsius``]. The default is ``K``.
* | **obstruction:** float, *optional*
| The obstruction factor of the lens as ratio of the areas A\ :sub:`obstructor` / A\ :sub:`lens`.
* | **obstructor_temp:** float, *optional*
| The temperature of the obstructing component for the thermal emission.
* | **obstructor_temp_unit:** str, *optional*
| The unit of the obstructing component's temperature. This has to be one of [``K``, ``Celsius``]. The default is ``K``.
* | **obstructor_emissivity:** float, *optional*
| The emissivity of the obstructing component for the thermal emission. Valid ranges are 0.0 - 1.0. The default is 1.0.
BeamSplitter
------------
Model a beam splitter including the beam splitter's thermal emission as well as possible obstruction of the beam splitter and the thermal emission of the obstructing component.
.. code-block:: xml
<optical_component type="BeamSplitter" transmittance="PathToTransmittance" emissivity="PathToEmissivity" temp="70" temp_unit="K" obstruction="0.2" obstructor_temp="70" obstructor_temp_unit="K" obstructor_emissivity="0.9"/>
Attributes:
* | **transmittance:** [str, float]
| Either a floating point value for the transmittance or a path to the file containing the spectral transmittance coefficients. For details on the required file structure see also :ref:`reading_csv`.
* | **emissivity:** str, *optional*
| The path to the file containing the spectral emissivity coefficients. For details on the required file structure see also :ref:`reading_csv`. If not given, 1 - transmittance is used.
* | **temp:** float, *optional*
| The temperature of the beam splitter for the thermal emission.
* | **temp_unit:** str, *optional*
| The unit of the beam splitter's temperature. This has to be one of [``K``, ``Celsius``]. The default is ``K``.
* | **obstruction:** float, *optional*
| The obstruction factor of the beam splitter as ratio of the areas A\ :sub:`obstructor` / A\ :sub:`beam splitter`.
* | **obstructor_temp:** float, *optional*
| The temperature of the obstructing component for the thermal emission.
* | **obstructor_temp_unit:** str, *optional*
| The unit of the obstructing component's temperature. This has to be one of [``K``, ``Celsius``]. The default is ``K``.
* | **obstructor_emissivity:** float, *optional*
| The emissivity of the obstructing component for the thermal emission. Valid ranges are 0.0 - 1.0. The default is 1.0.
Filter
------
Model a beam splitter including the beam splitter's thermal emission as well as possible obstruction of the beam splitter and the thermal emission of the obstructing component.
.. code-block:: xml
<optical_component type="Filter" transmittance="PathToTransmittance" emissivity="PathToEmissivity" temp="70" temp_unit="K" obstruction="0.2" obstructor_temp="70" obstructor_temp_unit="K" obstructor_emissivity="0.9"/>
.. code-block:: xml
<optical_component type="Filter" band="M" emissivity="PathToEmissivity" temp="70" temp_unit="K" obstruction="0.2" obstructor_temp="70" obstructor_temp_unit="K" obstructor_emissivity="0.9"/>
.. code-block:: xml
<optical_component type="Filter" start="400" start_unit="nm" end="480" end_unit="nm" emissivity="PathToEmissivity" temp="70" temp_unit="K" obstruction="0.2" obstructor_temp="70" obstructor_temp_unit="K" obstructor_emissivity="0.9"/>
Attributes:
* | **transmittance:** [str, float]
| Either a floating point value for the transmittance or a path to the file containing the spectral transmittance coefficients. For details on the required file structure see also :ref:`reading_csv`.
* | **band:** str
| The spectral Band of the filter. This has to be one of [``U``, ``B``, ``V``, ``R``, ``I``, ``J``, ``H``, ``K``, ``L``, ``M``, ``N``]
* | **start:** float
| The start wavelength of the pass band of the filter.
* | **start_unit:** str
| The unit of the start wavelength. This has to be one of [``m``, ``cm``, ``mm``, ``um``, ``nm``, ``pm``]. The default is ``m``.
* | **end:** float
| The end wavelength of the pass band of the filter.
* | **end_unit:** str
| The unit of the end wavelength. This has to be one of [``m``, ``cm``, ``mm``, ``um``, ``nm``, ``pm``]. The default is ``m``.
* | **emissivity:** str, *optional*
| The path to the file containing the spectral emissivity coefficients. For details on the required file structure see also :ref:`reading_csv`. If not given, 1 - transmittance is used.
* | **temp:** float
| The temperature of the beam splitter for the thermal emission.
* | **temp_unit:** str, *optional*
| The unit of the beam splitter's temperature. This has to be one of [``K``, ``Celsius``]. The default is ``K``.
* | **obstruction:** float, *optional*
| The obstruction factor of the beam splitter as ratio of the areas A\ :sub:`obstructor` / A\ :sub:`filter`.
* | **obstructor_temp:** float, *optional*
| The temperature of the obstructing component for the thermal emission.
* | **obstructor_temp_unit:** str, *optional*
| The unit of the obstructing component's temperature. This has to be one of [``K``, ``Celsius``]. The default is ``K``.
* | **obstructor_emissivity:** float, *optional*
| The emissivity of the obstructing component for the thermal emission. Valid ranges are 0.0 - 1.0. The default is 1.0.