Examples

This section provides detailed examples to help you get started using the toolbox. Further examples scripts and LiveScripts can be found in the examples directory.

• Calculating forces on a spherical particle
  • Setting up the Matlab workspace
  • Generating the beam shape coefficients
  • Generating the T-matrix
  • Calculate the scattered field
  • Calculating optical forces
  • Beam translations
  • Calculate multiple forces with ott.forcetorque
• Simulating vaterite with DDA
  • Describing the vaterite properties
  • Calculating the T-matrix with DDA
  • Calculating torque on the particle
• Combining Beams
  • Combining coherent beams
  • Combining incoherent beams
• Creating a custom beam
  • Using ott.Bsc directly
  • Creating a beam with point matching
  • Creating a custom Bsc class
• Creating a custom T-matrix
• Calculating forces with the GUI
  • Generating a Gaussian beam
  • Generating the T-matrix
  • Calculating forces