POPPY: Physical Optics Propagation in PYthon
Abstract
POPPY (Physical Optics Propagation in PYthon) simulates physical optical propagation including diffraction. It implements a flexible framework for modeling Fraunhofer and Fresnel diffraction and point spread function formation, particularly in the context of astronomical telescopes. POPPY provides the optical modeling framework for WebbPSF (ascl:1504.007) and was developed as part of a simulation package for JWST, but is available separately and is broadly applicable to many kinds of imaging simulations.
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Astrophysics Source Code Library
- Pub Date:
- February 2016
- Bibcode:
- 2016ascl.soft02018P
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- Software