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InfiniteCylinder: Qsca vs Wavelength#
This example demonstrates how to compute and visualize the scattering efficiency (Qsca) as a function of wavelength for cylindrical scatterers using PyMieSim, considering cylinders with different diameters and refractive indices.

Result dimensions and shape: ('source:wavelength', 'scatterer:diameter', 'scatterer:material') (150, 2, 3)
Measure units: {'Qsca': <Unit('dimensionless')>}
import numpy as np
from PyMieSim import (
Measure,
ureg,
InfiniteCylinderSet,
GaussianSet,
PolarizationSet,
Experiment,
)
polarization_state = PolarizationSet(
angles=0 * ureg.degree,
)
source = GaussianSet(
wavelength=np.linspace(400, 1000, 150)
* ureg.nanometer,
polarization=polarization_state,
optical_power=[1e-3] * ureg.watt,
numerical_aperture=[0.2],
)
scatterer = InfiniteCylinderSet(
diameter=[200, 150] * ureg.nanometer,
material=[2, 3, 4],
medium=[1],
)
experiment = Experiment(scatterer_set=scatterer, source_set=source)
result = experiment.get(Measure.QSCA)
print("Result dimensions and shape:", result.dims, result.shape)
print("Measure units:", result.attrs["units"])
result.plot(x="source:wavelength", std="scatterer:material")
Total running time of the script: (0 minutes 0.089 seconds)