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cff-version: 1.2.0
title: >-
  LIFE E2E Nulling Interferometer — Analytical Beam Propagation
  Model
message: >-
  If you use this software, please cite both the software and
  the companion paper.
type: software
authors:
  - given-names: Victor
    family-names: Huarcaya
    email: [email protected]
    affiliation: >-
      Physikalisches Institut, University of Bern, Sidlerstrasse 5,
      CH-3012 Bern, Switzerland
    orcid: '0000-0002-5024-720X'
repository-code: 'https://github.com/vhuarcaya/life-e2e-model'
url: 'https://www.life-space-mission.com'
abstract: >-
  End-to-end analytical wavefront propagation model for the Large
  Interferometer For Exoplanets (LIFE) nulling combiner. Traces
  photon throughput and null depth through every optical surface
  of the LIFE modified Mach–Zehnder beam combiner across the
  6–16 µm mid-infrared science band. Includes fiber coupling
  analysis, surface-by-surface throughput chain, null error budget,
  surface WFE sensitivity ranking, and 10⁵-realisation Monte Carlo
  tolerance analysis.
keywords:
  - nulling interferometry
  - exoplanet detection
  - mid-infrared
  - beam propagation
  - LIFE mission
  - wavefront error
  - fiber coupling
  - optical modeling
license: GPL-3.0
doi: '10.5281/zenodo.18716470'
version: 1.0.0
date-released: '2026-02-20'
preferred-citation:
  type: article
  authors:
    - given-names: Victor
      family-names: Huarcaya
  title: >-
    Analytical Throughput, Null Depth, and Surface Tolerance Budget
    for the LIFE Nulling Interferometer Combiner
  journal: 'TBD'
  year: 2026
  status: in-preparation