waveUnit

WAVEUNIT is a simple module for handling optical units.

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WAVEUNIT allows to validate a physical unit and make some quick processing.

functionalities:
- validate units (e.g. 'fs' is ok, 'qs' not ok)
- optimize prefix (e.g. 1200 kHz --> 1.2 MHz)
- find inverse unit (e.g. 'ms'<-->'kHz')
- convert between frequency, wavelength and photon energy.
A subset on units, useful for optics, is currently supported.
Supported base units: 'm','s','Hz','eV','J'
examples:
wl = waveUnit.frequency2wavelength(1e-2, 'GHz', 'mm')
[freq, freqUnit] = waveUnit.wavelength2frequency(1, 'um', 'auto')
freq = waveUnit.energy2frequency(2.3, 'eV', 'THz')
[newValue, newUnit] = waveUnit.optimize(1.2e5, 'nm')
More information can be found in inside the main file 'waveUnit.m'

Cite As

Alberto Comin (2026). waveUnit (https://www.mathworks.com/matlabcentral/fileexchange/55408-waveunit), MATLAB Central File Exchange. Retrieved .

Acknowledgements

Inspired: OpticalMedium

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General Information

MATLAB Release Compatibility

  • Compatible with any release

Platform Compatibility

  • Windows
  • macOS
  • Linux
Version Published Release Notes Action
1.0.1.0

fixed typos

1.0.0.0