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
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
- Push to GitHub
- Import project in Vercel Dashboard
- 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
