Added optika.sensors.AbstractImagingSensorMaterial.photons_incident() method to compute the expected number of incident photons given the number of measured electrons.

optika/sensors/_materials/_materials.py

@@ -775,6 +775,31 @@ def electrons_measured(
             The vector perpendicular to the surface of the sensor.
         """
 
+    @abc.abstractmethod
+    def photons_incident(
+        self,
+        electrons: u.Quantity | na.AbstractScalar,
+        wavelength: u.Quantity | na.AbstractScalar,
+        direction: na.AbstractCartesian3dVectorArray,
+        normal: na.AbstractCartesian3dVectorArray,
+    ) -> na.AbstractScalar:
+        """
+        Given the number of electrons measured by the sensor,
+        and a grid of wavelengths, compute the expected number of
+        photons incident on the sensor.
+
+        Parameters
+        ----------
+        electrons
+            The number of electrons measured by the sensor.
+        wavelength
+            An assumed grid of wavelengths for the incident photons.
+        direction
+            An assumed propagation direction for the incident photons.
+        normal
+            The vector perpendicular to the surface of the sensor.
+        """
+
     @abc.abstractmethod
     def charge_diffusion(
         self,
@@ -822,6 +847,15 @@ def electrons_measured(
 
         return result
 
+    def photons_incident(
+        self,
+        electrons: u.Quantity | na.AbstractScalar,
+        wavelength: u.Quantity | na.AbstractScalar,
+        direction: na.AbstractCartesian3dVectorArray,
+        normal: na.AbstractCartesian3dVectorArray,
+    ) -> na.AbstractScalar:
+        return electrons * u.photon / u.electron
+
     def charge_diffusion(
         self,
         rays: optika.rays.RayVectorArray,
@@ -1121,6 +1155,39 @@ def electrons_measured(
 
         return result
 
+    def photons_incident(
+        self,
+        electrons: u.Quantity | na.AbstractScalar,
+        wavelength: u.Quantity | na.AbstractScalar,
+        direction: na.AbstractCartesian3dVectorArray,
+        normal: na.AbstractCartesian3dVectorArray,
+    ) -> na.AbstractScalar:
+        """
+        Compute the expected number of incident photons for a given number
+        of electrons.
+
+        Parameters
+        ----------
+        electrons
+            The energy collected by the sensor in units of electrons.
+        wavelength
+            The assumed wavelength of the incident photons.
+        direction
+            The assumed direction of the incident photons.
+        normal
+            The vector perpendicular to the surface of the sensor.
+        """
+
+        qe = self.quantum_efficiency(
+            rays=optika.rays.RayVectorArray(
+                wavelength=wavelength,
+                direction=direction,
+            ),
+            normal=normal,
+        )
+
+        return electrons / qe
+
     def charge_diffusion(
         self,
         rays: optika.rays.RayVectorArray,

optika/sensors/_materials/_materials_test.py

@@ -245,14 +245,55 @@ class AbstractTestAbstractImagingSensorMaterial(
     )
     def test_electrons_measured(
         self,
-        a: optika.sensors.AbstractBackilluminatedCCDMaterial,
+        a: optika.sensors.AbstractImagingSensorMaterial,
         rays: optika.rays.RayVectorArray,
         normal: na.AbstractCartesian3dVectorArray,
     ):
         result = a.electrons_measured(rays, normal)
         assert isinstance(result, optika.rays.RayVectorArray)
         assert np.all(result.intensity >= 0 * u.electron)
 
+    @pytest.mark.parametrize(
+        argnames="electrons",
+        argvalues=[
+            100 * u.electron,
+        ],
+    )
+    @pytest.mark.parametrize(
+        argnames="wavelength",
+        argvalues=[
+            100 * u.AA,
+        ],
+    )
+    @pytest.mark.parametrize(
+        argnames="direction",
+        argvalues=[
+            na.Cartesian3dVectorArray(0, 0, 1),
+        ],
+    )
+    @pytest.mark.parametrize(
+        argnames="normal",
+        argvalues=[
+            na.Cartesian3dVectorArray(0, 0, -1),
+        ],
+    )
+    def test_photons_incident(
+        self,
+        a: optika.sensors.AbstractImagingSensorMaterial,
+        electrons: u.Quantity | na.AbstractScalar,
+        wavelength: u.Quantity | na.AbstractScalar,
+        direction: na.AbstractCartesian3dVectorArray,
+        normal: na.AbstractCartesian3dVectorArray,
+    ):
+        result = a.photons_incident(
+            electrons=electrons,
+            wavelength=wavelength,
+            direction=direction,
+            normal=normal,
+        )
+        assert isinstance(na.as_named_array(result), na.AbstractScalar)
+        assert result.unit.is_equivalent(u.photon)
+
     @pytest.mark.parametrize(
         argnames="rays",
         argvalues=[
@@ -272,7 +313,7 @@ def test_electrons_measured(
     )
     def test_charge_diffusion(
         self,
-        a: optika.sensors.AbstractBackilluminatedCCDMaterial,
+        a: optika.sensors.AbstractImagingSensorMaterial,
         rays: optika.rays.RayVectorArray,
         normal: na.AbstractCartesian3dVectorArray,
     ):