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English: Hermite-Gaussian transverse mode patterns. Bigger and better version created with the help of the Python script below
Русский: Моды оптического резонатора с квадратными зеркалами
#!/usr/bin/env python

import sys
import Image
from math import *
from scipy.special.orthogonal import hermite

size = 320
I_0 = 1.
w = size/4.

m = int(sys.argv[1])
n = int(sys.argv[2])

def linear_to_sRGB(l):
  # Formula from http://www.w3.org/Graphics/Color/sRGB
  if l <= 0.00304:
    l = 12.92*l
  else:
    l = 1.055*pow(l,1.0/2.4) - 0.055
  return 255.0*l

# First, let's make a floating-point image of the raw intensities.

raw = Image.new('F', (size,size))

high = 0

for x in range(1, size, 2):
  for y in range(1, size, 2):
    I = I_0 * (hermite(m)(sqrt(2)*x/w)*exp(-x**2/w**2))**2 \
            * (hermite(n)(sqrt(2)*y/w)*exp(-y**2/w**2))**2
    if I > high: high = I
    raw.putpixel((size/2+(x-1)/2,size/2+(y-1)/2), I)
    raw.putpixel((size/2+(x-1)/2,size/2-(y+1)/2), I)
    raw.putpixel((size/2-(x+1)/2,size/2+(y-1)/2), I)
    raw.putpixel((size/2-(x+1)/2,size/2-(y+1)/2), I)
  print 'row ' + str((x+1)/2) + ' of ' + str(size/2) + ' complete'

# Now, let's normalize them and export them as sRGB.

cooked = Image.new('L', (size,size))

for x in range(size):
  for y in range(size):
    l = raw.getpixel((x,y))/high
    cooked.putpixel((x,y), linear_to_sRGB(l))
  print 'row ' + str(x+1) + ' of ' + str(size) + ' complete'

cooked.save('plot-' + str(m) + '-' + str(n) + '.png')
Date 9 March 2004 (original upload date)
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  • 2007-07-08 22:25 (UTC) | Keenan Pepper | 122975 (bytes) | 1280×960 | Hermite-Gaussian transverse mode patterns. Bigger & better version, created with this Python script: #!/usr/bin/env python import sys import Image from math import * from scipy.special.orthogonal import hermite size = 320 I_0 = 1. w = size/4
  • 2004-10-09 00:56 (UTC) | DrBob | 29830 (bytes) | 350×268 | pngcrushed version
  • 2004-03-10 00:45 (UTC) | DrBob | 35303 (bytes) | 350×268 | bug fixed version
  • 2004-03-09 22:46 (UTC) | DrBob | 32346 (bytes) | 350×268 | Hermite-Gaussian transverse mode patterns, {{msg:GFDL}}

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