Optical constants

Refractive index of AgGaSe2 (Silver gallium selenide, AGSe)

Boyd et al. 1972: n(o) 0.725–13.5 µm

Data
formula 2
Range
0.725–13.5 µm
Optical axis
o
Licence
CC0-1.0

Uniaxial crystal, axes: oe

Plot

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At one wavelength

Range 0.725–13.5 µm
Refractive index n
2.95497
Extinction coefficient k
0
Permittivity ε1
8.73183
Permittivity ε2
0
Absorption coefficient α
0 cm⁻¹
Penetration depth δ = λ/(2πk)
— nm
Abbe number Vd
—
Chromatic dispersion dn/dλ
-0.00475454 µm⁻¹
Group index ng
2.96985
Group velocity dispersion
253.492 fs²/mm
Dispersion parameter D
-48.7389 ps/(nm·km)
Photon energy
0.396116 eV

ε = (n + ik)², α = 4πk/λ, ng = n − λ dn/dλ, GVD = λ³/(2πc²) d²n/dλ², D = −(λ/c) d²n/dλ². Group-velocity dispersion is given for formula data only.

Use it in Lightsmith

Load this data in Python, simulate in one more line

pip install lightsmith
import lightsmith as ls

# AgGaSe2 (Silver gallium selenide, AGSe): Boyd et al. 1972: n(o) 0.725–13.5 µm
aggase2 = ls.fetch_refractiveindex("main", "AgGaSe2", "Boyd-o", ref="c5c2f188e848453def5970e347399d653df2ffc2")
print(aggase2.range_nm)  # (725, 13500) nm
eps = aggase2.eps([3130])  # complex permittivity

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Dispersion formula

Sellmeier (C in µm²) (formula 2), λ in µm
n2−1=3.6453+2.2057λ2λ2−0.1879

Valid from 0.725 to 13.5 µm.

Coefficients as stored
CiValue
C13.6453
C22.2057
C30.1879
C41.8377

Comments and conditions

Ordinary ray (e)

Conditions

direction
o

References

1) G. D. Boyd, H. M. Kasper, J. H McFee, F. G Storz. Linear and nonlinear optical properties of some ternary selenides. IEEE J. Quantum Electron., 8, 900-908 (1972)
2) G. C. Bhar. Refractive index interpolation in phase-matching. Appl. Opt. 15, 305-307 (1976)
* Ref. 2 provides a dispersion formula based on data from Ref. 1

Cite

G. Boyd, H. Kasper, J. McFee and F. Storz. Linear and nonlinear optical properties of some ternary selenides. IEEE Journal of Quantum Electronics, 8, 900-908 (1972), doi:10.1109/jqe.1972.1076900; Gopal C. Bhar. Refractive index interpolation in phase-matching. Applied Optics, 15, 305_1 (1976), doi:10.1364/ao.15.0305_1; Data from the refractiveindex.info database (M. N. Polyanskiy, Sci. Data 11, 94 (2024), doi:10.1038/s41597-023-02898-2)

Data

Computed on 400 wavelengths, the same grid as the API and the library
AgGaSe2 (Silver gallium selenide, AGSe), Boyd et al. 1972: n(o) 0.725–13.5 µm: n and k versus wavelength
λ (µm)n
0.7253.14895
0.7303333.144569
0.7357053.140315
0.7411173.136182
0.7465693.132165
0.752063.128261
0.7575933.124464
0.7631653.120772
0.7687793.117179
0.7744343.113683
0.7801313.110279
0.7858693.106965
0.791653.103738
0.7974743.100594
0.803343.09753
0.8092493.094545
0.8152023.091634
0.8211983.088796
0.8272393.086029
0.8333243.083329
0.8394543.080695
0.8456293.078125
0.8518493.075617
0.8581163.073168
0.8644283.070777
0.8707863.068442
0.8771923.066162
0.8836443.063934
0.8901453.061757
0.8966923.05963
0.9032883.057552
0.9099333.05552
0.9166263.053533
0.9233693.051591
0.9301613.049691
0.9370033.047833
0.9438963.046016
0.9508393.044238
0.9578333.042498
0.9648793.040796
0.9719773.039129
0.9791273.037499
0.9863293.035902
0.9935843.034339
1.000893.032808
1.008263.031309
1.015673.029841
1.023143.028403
1.030673.026994
1.038253.025614
1.045893.024262
1.053583.022937
1.061333.021638
1.069143.020366
1.0773.019118
1.084933.017895
1.092913.016696
1.100953.015521
1.109043.014368
1.11723.013238
1.125423.012129
1.13373.011042
1.142043.009976
1.150443.00893
1.15893.007904
1.167433.006897
1.176013.005909
1.184663.00494
1.193383.003989
1.202163.003055
1.2113.002139
1.219913.00124
1.228883.000357
1.237922.999491
1.247032.99864
1.25622.997805
1.265442.996985
1.274752.99618
1.284132.99539
1.293572.994614
1.303092.993851
1.312672.993103
1.322332.992367
1.332062.991645
1.341852.990936
1.351732.990239
1.361672.989554
1.371682.988882
1.381772.988221
1.391942.987572
1.402182.986934
1.412492.986307
1.422882.985691
1.433352.985086
1.443892.984491
1.454512.983906
1.465212.983332
1.475992.982767
1.486852.982212
1.497792.981666
1.50882.98113
1.51992.980603
1.531082.980084
1.542342.979575
1.553692.979074
1.565122.978581
1.576632.978097
1.588232.977621
1.599912.977153
1.611682.976693
1.623542.97624
1.635482.975795
1.647512.975357
1.659632.974926
1.671842.974503
1.684132.974086
1.696522.973677
1.7092.973274
1.721572.972878
1.734242.972488
1.746992.972105
1.759852.971727
1.772792.971357
1.785832.970992
1.798972.970633
1.81222.970279
1.825532.969932
1.838962.96959
1.852492.969254
1.866112.968923
1.879842.968597
1.893672.968277
1.90762.967961
1.921632.967651
1.935772.967346
1.950012.967046
1.964352.96675
1.97882.966459
1.993362.966173
2.008022.965891
2.022792.965614
2.037672.965341
2.052662.965073
2.067762.964808
2.082972.964548
2.098292.964292
2.113722.96404
2.129272.963792
2.144932.963548
2.160712.963308
2.176612.963072
2.192622.962839
2.208752.96261
2.224992.962384
2.241362.962162
2.257852.961944
2.274462.961728
2.291192.961517
2.308042.961308
2.325022.961103
2.342122.960901
2.359352.960702
2.376712.960506
2.394192.960313
2.41182.960123
2.429542.959936
2.447412.959752
2.465422.959571
2.483552.959393
2.501822.959217
2.520222.959044
2.538762.958874
2.557442.958706
2.576252.958541
2.59522.958378
2.614292.958218
2.633522.958061
2.652892.957905
2.672412.957753
2.692062.957602
2.711872.957454
2.731822.957308
2.751912.957164
2.772152.957023
2.792552.956883
2.813092.956746
2.833782.956611
2.854622.956478
2.875622.956347
2.896782.956217
2.918082.95609
2.939552.955965
2.961172.955842
2.982962.95572
3.00492.955601
3.0272.955483
3.049272.955367
3.07172.955253
3.094292.95514
3.117052.955029
3.139982.95492
3.163082.954812
3.186352.954707
3.209792.954602
3.23342.9545
3.257182.954398
3.281142.954299
3.305282.9542
3.329592.954104
3.354082.954009
3.378762.953915
3.403612.953822
3.428652.953731
3.453872.953642
3.479272.953553
3.504872.953466
3.530652.953381
3.556622.953296
3.582782.953213
3.609142.953131
3.635692.95305
3.662432.952971
3.689372.952893
3.716512.952816
3.743852.95274
3.771392.952665
3.799132.952591
3.827072.952518
3.855232.952447
3.883592.952376
3.912152.952307
3.940932.952239
3.969922.952171
3.999122.952105
4.028542.952039
4.058172.951975
4.088022.951912
4.11812.951849
4.148392.951787
4.17892.951727
4.209642.951667
4.240612.951608
4.27182.95155
4.303232.951493
4.334882.951437
4.366772.951381
4.398892.951327
4.431252.951273
4.463842.95122
4.496682.951167
4.529752.951116
4.563082.951065
4.596642.951015
4.630452.950966
4.664512.950918
4.698832.95087
4.733392.950823
4.768212.950776
4.803282.950731
4.838622.950686
4.874212.950641
4.910062.950598
4.946182.950555
4.982572.950512
5.019222.95047
5.056142.950429
5.093332.950389
5.13082.950349
5.168542.950309
5.206562.95027
5.244862.950232
5.283442.950195
5.32232.950157
5.361452.950121
5.400892.950085
5.440622.950049
5.480642.950014
5.520962.94998
5.561572.949946
5.602482.949912
5.643692.94988
5.68522.949847
5.727022.949815
5.769152.949784
5.811592.949752
5.854342.949722
5.89742.949692
5.940782.949662
5.984482.949633
6.02852.949604
6.072852.949575
6.117522.949547
6.162522.94952
6.207852.949493
6.253522.949466
6.299522.94944
6.345862.949414
6.392542.949388
6.439562.949363
6.486932.949338
6.534652.949313
6.582712.949289
6.631142.949265
6.679912.949242
6.729052.949219
6.778552.949196
6.828412.949174
6.878642.949151
6.929242.94913
6.980212.949108
7.031562.949087
7.083282.949066
7.135382.949046
7.187872.949025
7.240752.949006
7.294012.948986
7.347662.948967
7.401712.948947
7.456162.948929
7.5112.94891
7.566252.948892
7.621912.948874
7.677982.948856
7.734462.948839
7.791352.948822
7.848662.948805
7.90642.948788
7.964562.948771
8.023142.948755
8.082162.948739
8.141612.948723
8.20152.948708
8.261832.948693
8.32262.948678
8.383832.948663
8.44552.948648
8.507622.948634
8.57022.94862
8.633242.948606
8.696752.948592
8.760722.948578
8.825172.948565
8.890082.948552
8.955482.948539
9.021352.948526
9.087712.948513
9.154562.948501
9.22192.948488
9.289742.948476
9.358072.948464
9.426912.948453
9.496252.948441
9.566112.94843
9.636482.948419
9.707362.948408
9.778772.948397
9.85072.948386
9.923162.948375
9.996152.948365
10.06972.948355
10.14382.948344
10.21842.948335
10.29352.948325
10.36932.948315
10.44552.948305
10.52242.948296
10.59982.948287
10.67772.948278
10.75632.948269
10.83542.94826
10.91512.948251
10.99542.948242
11.07632.948234
11.15782.948226
11.23982.948217
11.32252.948209
11.40582.948201
11.48972.948193
11.57422.948186
11.65942.948178
11.74512.94817
11.83152.948163
11.91862.948156
12.00622.948148
12.09452.948141
12.18352.948134
12.27312.948127
12.36342.948121
12.45442.948114
12.5462.948107
12.63832.948101
12.73122.948094
12.82492.948088
12.91922.948082
13.01422.948076
13.112.94807
13.20642.948064
13.30362.948058
13.40142.948052
13.52.948046

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Method
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Reflectance R
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Fresnel reflection calculator

Direction
Rp
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Rs
—
R = (Rp+Rs)/2
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Phase φp
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Phase φs
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