.. DO NOT EDIT.
.. THIS FILE WAS AUTOMATICALLY GENERATED BY SPHINX-GALLERY.
.. TO MAKE CHANGES, EDIT THE SOURCE PYTHON FILE:
.. "gallery/single/scatterer/source.py"
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.. only:: html

    .. note::
        :class: sphx-glr-download-link-note

        :ref:`Go to the end <sphx_glr_download_gallery_single_scatterer_source.py>`
        to download the full example code.

.. rst-class:: sphx-glr-example-title

.. _sphx_glr_gallery_single_scatterer_source.py:


Source Plottings
================

This example demonstrates how to visualize the properties of a light source using PyMieSim.

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Importing the package: PyMieSim

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.. code-block:: Python

    from PyMieSim.single.source import Gaussian
    from PyMieSim.units import nanometer, degree, watt, AU








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Defining the source

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.. code-block:: Python

    source = Gaussian(
        wavelength=1 * nanometer,  # 1000 nm
        polarization=0 * degree,  # Linear polarization angle in radians
        optical_power=1 * watt,  # Arbitrary units
        NA=0.3 * AU  # Numerical Aperture
    )








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Plotting the source

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.. code-block:: Python

    source.plot()



.. image-sg:: /gallery/single/scatterer/images/sphx_glr_source_001.png
   :alt: source
   :srcset: /gallery/single/scatterer/images/sphx_glr_source_001.png
   :class: sphx-glr-single-img






.. rst-class:: sphx-glr-timing

   **Total running time of the script:** (0 minutes 0.356 seconds)


.. _sphx_glr_download_gallery_single_scatterer_source.py:

.. only:: html

  .. container:: sphx-glr-footer sphx-glr-footer-example

    .. container:: sphx-glr-download sphx-glr-download-jupyter

      :download:`Download Jupyter notebook: source.ipynb <source.ipynb>`

    .. container:: sphx-glr-download sphx-glr-download-python

      :download:`Download Python source code: source.py <source.py>`

    .. container:: sphx-glr-download sphx-glr-download-zip

      :download:`Download zipped: source.zip <source.zip>`


.. only:: html

 .. rst-class:: sphx-glr-signature

    `Gallery generated by Sphinx-Gallery <https://sphinx-gallery.github.io>`_