#!/usr/bin/env ruby # Frequency response of a Michelson interferometer # require("gsl") class Michelson CLIGHT = GSL::CONST::MKSA::SPEED_OF_LIGHT def initialize(len, wavelength) @len = len.to_f @laserfreq = 2.0*Math::PI*CLIGHT/wavelength.to_f end def response(f) if f.class != GSL::Vector; f = GSL::Vector[f]; end r = GSL::Vector::Complex[f.size] f.each_index do |i| freq = f[i] omega = 2.0*Math::PI*freq a = @len*omega/CLIGHT r[i] = 2.0*@laserfreq/omega*Math::sin(a)*GSL::Complex::exp([0, -a]) end r end attr_reader :len, :laserfreq end # 3km mi1 = Michelson.new(3000, 1e-6) # 75km mi2 = Michelson.new(75000, 1e-6) f = GSL::Vector.linspace(10, 100000, 1000) r1 = mi1.response(f).amp r2 = mi2.response(f).amp GSL::graph(f, r2/1e11, r1/1e11, "-C -g 3 -l x -l y -y 1e-2 1e2 -L 'Transfer function of Michelson interferometer'")