3DTo2DΒΆ

Type:

enum

Range:

no, yes

Default:

no

Appearance:

simple

Activating this parameter applies a final rotation on the defined plane wave which interchanges the coordinates

\begin{eqnarray*}
z & \rightarrow & y \\
y & \rightarrow & -z
\end{eqnarray*}

This helps to conveniently change the coordinate system from an originally 3D setup with z being the optical axis to match the xy-coordinate plane convention of a 2D simulation.