Currently, two fields are needed to specify the microwave excitation mode: Exp.mwPolarization and Exp.Mode. This can be simplified to a single field and made consistent with the light excitation mode in Exp.lightMode (see #240).
Proposed general syntax: Exp.mwMode = {k alpha} where k is the propagation direction (y or [0;1;0] or [pi/2 pi/2] for the lab y direction) and alpha is the polarization type and angle ('unpol', 'circ+', 'circ-', and the actual polarization angle for linear polarization). Exp.mwMode='perp' and Exp.mwMode='para' would be shortcuts for Exp.Mode = {k alpha} with appropriate values for k and alpha.
This would rename Exp.Mode to Exp.mwMode, for name consistency with Exp.mwFreq, Exp.mwPhase etc. as well as input consistency with Exp.lightBeam.
This change would not affect any simulation functionality, but just input parsing. Most of it is currently in private/p_excitationgeometry.m. Documentation needs to be updated in several places. Tests need to be adjusted, new ones added.
Currently, two fields are needed to specify the microwave excitation mode:
Exp.mwPolarizationandExp.Mode. This can be simplified to a single field and made consistent with the light excitation mode inExp.lightMode(see #240).Proposed general syntax:
Exp.mwMode = {k alpha}wherekis the propagation direction (yor[0;1;0]or[pi/2 pi/2]for the lab y direction) andalphais the polarization type and angle ('unpol','circ+','circ-', and the actual polarization angle for linear polarization).Exp.mwMode='perp'andExp.mwMode='para'would be shortcuts forExp.Mode = {k alpha}with appropriate values forkandalpha.This would rename
Exp.ModetoExp.mwMode, for name consistency withExp.mwFreq,Exp.mwPhaseetc. as well as input consistency withExp.lightBeam.This change would not affect any simulation functionality, but just input parsing. Most of it is currently in
private/p_excitationgeometry.m. Documentation needs to be updated in several places. Tests need to be adjusted, new ones added.