Polarimeter

This repository contains the code to control a polarimeter system, which consists of a rotor, an oscilloscope, and a Moku. The system is designed to measure the intensity of light and record photon detection events in a weak light beam.

System Description

• Rotor (Arduino): Controls the rotation of a polarizing filter.
• Oscilloscope: Captures data on light intensity.
• Moku: Generates the trigger signal to synchronize the system.

The system is implemented in an experimental setup aimed at measuring the number of photon detection events.

Components

• rotorMountController: Controller for the rotor mount. It establishes a connection with the Arduino to send instructions and control rotor movement.
• oscilloscopeController: Controller for the oscilloscope. Manages the connection to the device and extracts the captured data.
• mokuController: Controller for the Moku. Responsible for configuring and controlling the trigger signal.

Dependencies

Project dependencies can be installed by running the following command:

pip install -r requirements.txt

Usage

It is posible to run the main.py file to excute the system. Or the real_time.py file to customize configurations for real-time execution.