get_filter_curve

simcado.optics.get_filter_curve(filter_name)[source]

Return a Vis/NIR broadband filter TransmissionCurve object

Parameters
filter_namestr

Notes

Acceptable filters can be found be calling get_filter_set()

To access the values use TransmissionCurve.lam and TransmissionCurve.val

Examples

>>> transmission_curve = get_filter_curve("TC_filter_Ks.dat")
>>> wavelength   = transmission_curve.lam
>>> transmission = transmission_curve.val