ppops.mirror

Handles POPS mirror geometry calculations.

Functions

effective_focal_length(radius_of_curvature)

Calculate the radius of curvature for a spherical mirror.

mirror_depth(mirror_radius, radius_of_curvature)

Calculate the depth of a spherical mirror.

Module Contents

ppops.mirror.effective_focal_length(radius_of_curvature)[source]

Calculate the radius of curvature for a spherical mirror.

Parameters:

radius_of_curvature (float) – Radius of curvature of the mirror.

Returns:

  • float – Radius of curvature of the mirror. Units are the same as radius_of_curvature.

  • Citations

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  • Libretexts. (2025, March 26). 2.3 (Spherical Mirrors. Physics)

  • LibreTexts.

  • https (//phys.libretexts.org/Bookshelves/University_Physics/University_Physics_(OpenStax)/University_Physics_III_-_Optics_and_Modern_Physics_(OpenStax)/02%3A_Geometric_Optics_and_Image_Formation/2.03%3A_Spherical_Mirrors)

Return type:

float

ppops.mirror.mirror_depth(mirror_radius, radius_of_curvature)[source]

Calculate the depth of a spherical mirror.

Parameters:

  • mirror_radius (float) – Radius of the mirror. Must have the same units as radius_of_curvature.

  • radius_of_curvature (float) – Radius of curvature of the mirror. Must have the same units as mirror_radius.

Returns:

Depth of the mirror. Units are the same as the input parameters.

Return type:

float