finesse.detectors.compute.utils module
- finesse.detectors.compute.utils.local_oscillator_conj(double P_lo, double phase) double complex
Utility function to calculate the electric field of the local oscillator in a balanced homodyne detector. Used in
BalancedHomodyneReadout,BalancedHomodyneDetector, andQuantumBHD.Parameters
- P_lofloat
Power of the local oscillator in Watts
- phasefloat
Phase of the local oscillator in degrees
Returns
- complex
Complex amplitude of the electric field of the local oscillator