Photonics Calculators

A comprehensive collection of 113 interactive calculators for optics and photonics, built with Next.js and Plotly.js.

🌐 Live Demo: Coming Soon

Calculator Categories

Category	Calculators	Description
🔴 Laser Safety	12	NOHD, MPE, OD, eye safety
🔷 Fiber Optics	16	NA, V-number, attenuation, splice loss
🌈 Thin Film	11	Coating design, AR coatings, Bragg reflectors
📷 Imaging	16	FOV, DOF, magnification, lens design
📊 Spectroscopy	13	Resolution, SNR, linewidth, wavelength
⚡ Detectors	12	NEP, responsivity, bandwidth, noise
💎 Materials	7	Refractive index, Sellmeier, dispersion
🌊 Wave Optics	7	Gaussian beams, ABCD matrices, cavities
↕️ Polarization	12	Jones calculus, Stokes, retarders
📡 Free-Space Comms	7	Link budget, beam spread, atmospheric loss

Tech Stack

• Framework: Next.js 16 (App Router)
• Language: TypeScript
• Styling: Tailwind CSS v4
• Plotting: Plotly.js (react-plotly.js)
• Deployment: Vercel

Getting Started

Prerequisites

• Node.js 18+
• npm or yarn

Install & Run

git clone <repo-url>
cd photonics-calculators
npm install
npm run dev

Open http://localhost:3000.

Build

npm run build
npm start

Deploy to Vercel

1. Push to GitHub
2. Import project in Vercel Dashboard
3. Vercel auto-detects Next.js — click Deploy

Or via CLI:

npx vercel

Physics References

Key sources underlying these calculators:

• Saleh & Teich, Fundamentals of Photonics, 3rd Ed. (2023)
• Hecht, Optics, 5th Ed. (2016)
• Born & Wolf, Principles of Optics, 7th Ed. (1999)
• Siegman, Lasers (1986)
• Agrawal, Fiber-Optic Communication Systems, 5th Ed. (2021)
• IEC 60825-1, Safety of laser products
• ANSI Z136.1, American National Standard for Safe Use of Lasers
• MacLeod, Thin-Film Optical Filters, 4th Ed. (2010)

License

MIT