PYKAT: Python package for modelling precision optical interferometers

Daniel D. Brown; Philip Jones; Samuel Rowlinson; Sean Leavey; Anna C. Green; Daniel Töyrä; Andreas Freise

doi:10.1016/j.softx.2020.100613

PYKAT: Python package for modelling precision optical interferometers

Daniel D. Brown^*, Philip Jones, Samuel Rowlinson, Sean Leavey, Anna C. Green, Daniel Töyrä, Andreas Freise

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PYKAT is a Python package which extends the popular optical interferometer modelling software FINESSE. It provides a more modern and efficient user interface for conducting complex numerical simulations, as well as enabling the use of Python's extensive scientific software ecosystem. In this paper we highlight the relationship between PYKAT and FINESSE, how it is used, and provide an illustrative example of how it has helped to better understand the characteristics of the current generation of gravitational wave interferometers.

Original language	English
Article number	100613
Journal	SoftwareX
Volume	12
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1016/j.softx.2020.100613
Publication status	Published - 1 Jul 2020

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