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Modify Field Values

 

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Description


This command specifies a section of the Scalar Field Sample Grid in the Coherent Field Synthesis dialog for amplitude or phase modification.  For amplitude modification users can specify a constant value, multiplication by a complex constant, multiplication by a Gaussian, or power scaling.  For phase modification users can specify a constant phase, constant phase addition, linear phase addition or quadratic phase addition.

 

 

Navigation


This command can be accessed through the following steps:

Menu > Raytrace > Coherent Field Synthesis

Highlight a group of cells in the Scalar Field Sample Grid

Right mouse click and select Modify Field Values from the list menu

 

Controls


Control

Inputs / Description

Defaults

Applied spreadsheet area

Shape

Selected data region is interpreted as an elliptical boundary or a rectangular boundary.

Ellipse

Apply the operation to

Operate inside or outside of the region boundary.

Inside

Operation to Perform

Set to constant complex value

Set selected data cells to constant complex value.

0,0

Multiply by constant complex value

Multiply selected data cells by a constant complex value.

0,0

Multiply by Gaussian real amplitude

Multiply selected data cells by a Gaussian real amplitude.

0,0

Scale power to

Scale the field power of the selected data cells.

1

Set constant phase

Set constant phase for selected data cells.  For a complex number having the form,

z = a + ib

the resulting complex number after setting a constant phase f0 is,

z' = |z|{cos(f0) + i sin(f0)}.

In the equations above,

|z| = Sqrt( a2 + b2 ).

The phase values are entered in waves, while the value f0 in the above equations is in radians.  So, f0 is 2p times the value entered in the dialog.

0

Add constant phase

Add constant phase to selected data cells.   For a complex number having the form,

z = a + ib

the resulting complex number after adding a constant phase f0 is,

z' = |z|{cos( f + f0 ) + i sin( f + f0 )}.

In the equations above,

|z| = Sqrt( a2 + b2 )

f = tan-1( b/a ).

The phase values are entered in waves, while the value f0 in the above equations is in radians.  So, f0 is 2p times the value entered in the dialog.

0

Add Linear phase

Add a linear phase to the selected data cells with functional form (a*X + b*Y) .   For a complex number having the form,

z = a + ib

the resulting complex number after adding linear phases f0x and  f0y is,

z' = |z|{cos( f + f0xx + f0yy  ) + i sin( f + f0xx + f0yy )}.

In the equations above,

|z| = Sqrt( a2 + b2 )

f = tan-1( b/a ).

The phase values are entered in waves, while the value f0 in the above equations is in radians.  So, f0 is 2p times the value entered in the dialog.

0,0

Add quadratic phase

Add a quadratic phase (in waves) to the selected data cells with functional form (a*X2 + b*Y2).   For a complex number having the form,

z = a + ib

the resulting complex number after adding linear phases f0x and  f0y is,

z' = |z|{cos( f + f0xx2 + f0yy2  ) + i sin( f + f0xx2 + f0yy2 )}.

In the equations above,

|z| = Sqrt( a2 + b2 )

f = tan-1( b/a ).

The phase values are entered in waves, while the value f0 in the above equations is in radians.  So, f0 is 2p times the value entered in the dialog.

0,0

 

OK

Accept settings and close dialog box.

 

Cancel

Discard settings and close dialog box.

 

Apply

Apply settings and keep dialog box open.

 

Help

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