Optical constants

Refractive index of AgGaSe2 (Silver gallium selenide, AGSe)

Harasaki and Kato 1997: n(o) 0.81–16 µm

Data
formula 4
Range
0.81–16 µm
Optical axis
o
Licence
CC0-1.0

Uniaxial crystal, axes: oe

Plot

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At one wavelength

Range 0.81–16 µm
Refractive index n
2.6207
Extinction coefficient k
0
Permittivity ε1
6.86807
Permittivity ε2
0
Absorption coefficient α
0 cm⁻¹
Penetration depth δ = λ/(2πk)
— nm
Abbe number Vd
—
Chromatic dispersion dn/dλ
-0.00531892 µm⁻¹
Group index ng
2.63985
Group velocity dispersion
211.778 fs²/mm
Dispersion parameter D
-30.7805 ps/(nm·km)
Photon energy
0.344401 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): Harasaki and Kato 1997: n(o) 0.81–16 µm
aggase2 = ls.fetch_refractiveindex("main", "AgGaSe2", "Harasaki-o", ref="c5c2f188e848453def5970e347399d653df2ffc2")
print(aggase2.range_nm)  # (810, 16000) nm
eps = aggase2.eps([3600])  # complex permittivity

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Dispersion formula

RefractiveIndex.INFO (formula 4), λ in µm
n2=6.8507+0.4297λ0.0λ2−0.15841.0−0.00125⁢λ2.0

Valid from 0.81 to 16.0 µm.

Coefficients as stored
CiValue
C16.8507
C20.4297
C30.0
C40.1584
C51.0
C60.0
C70.0
C80.0
C91.0
C10-0.00125
C112.0

Comments and conditions

Ordinary ray (o)

Conditions

direction
o

References

A. Harasaki and K. Kato. New data on the nonlinear optical constant, phase-matching, and optical damage of AgGaS2. Jap. J. Appl. Phys., 36, 700-703 (1997)
  • doi:10.1143/jjap.36.700 New Data on the Nonlinear Optical Constant, Phase-Matching, and Optical Damage of AgGaS <sub>2</sub>, Japanese Journal of Applied Physics (1997)

Cite

Akiko Harasaki Akiko Harasaki and Kiyoshi Kato Kiyoshi Kato. New Data on the Nonlinear Optical Constant, Phase-Matching, and Optical Damage of AgGaS <sub>2</sub>. Japanese Journal of Applied Physics, 36, 700 (1997), doi:10.1143/jjap.36.700; 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), Harasaki and Kato 1997: n(o) 0.81–16 µm: n and k versus wavelength
λ (µm)n
0.812.777274
0.8160792.774243
0.8222042.771282
0.8283742.768388
0.8345912.765559
0.8408552.762794
0.8471652.76009
0.8535232.757447
0.8599292.754862
0.8663832.752333
0.8728852.74986
0.8794362.747439
0.8860362.745071
0.8926862.742754
0.8993862.740486
0.9061352.738266
0.9129362.736092
0.9197882.733964
0.9266912.731881
0.9336452.72984
0.9406522.727842
0.9477122.725884
0.9548242.723966
0.961992.722087
0.969212.720246
0.9764842.718442
0.9838132.716674
0.9911962.714942
0.9986352.713243
1.006132.711578
1.013682.709946
1.021292.708346
1.028952.706776
1.036682.705238
1.044462.703728
1.052292.702248
1.060192.700796
1.068152.699372
1.076162.697975
1.084242.696604
1.092382.695259
1.100582.693939
1.108842.692644
1.117162.691373
1.125542.690126
1.133992.688901
1.14252.687699
1.151082.68652
1.159712.685361
1.168422.684224
1.177192.683108
1.186022.682011
1.194922.680935
1.203892.679878
1.212932.678839
1.222032.677819
1.23122.676818
1.240442.675834
1.249752.674868
1.259132.673918
1.268582.672985
1.27812.672069
1.287692.671169
1.297362.670284
1.307092.669415
1.31692.66856
1.326792.667721
1.336742.666896
1.346772.666085
1.356882.665288
1.367072.664504
1.377332.663734
1.387662.662977
1.398082.662232
1.408572.661501
1.419142.660781
1.429792.660074
1.440522.659378
1.451332.658694
1.462232.658022
1.47322.65736
1.484262.65671
1.495392.65607
1.506622.655441
1.517922.654822
1.529322.654214
1.540792.653615
1.552362.653026
1.564012.652446
1.575752.651876
1.587572.651315
1.599492.650763
1.611492.65022
1.623592.649686
1.635772.64916
1.648052.648643
1.660422.648134
1.672882.647633
1.685432.64714
1.698082.646654
1.710822.646177
1.723662.645706
1.73662.645243
1.749632.644788
1.762762.644339
1.775992.643897
1.789322.643463
1.802752.643034
1.816282.642613
1.829912.642198
1.843652.641789
1.857482.641386
1.871422.64099
1.885472.640599
1.899622.640215
1.913882.639836
1.928242.639463
1.942712.639095
1.957292.638733
1.971982.638377
1.986782.638025
2.001692.637679
2.016712.637338
2.031852.637001
2.04712.63667
2.062462.636343
2.077942.636022
2.093532.635704
2.109252.635392
2.125082.635084
2.141022.63478
2.157092.63448
2.173282.634185
2.189592.633894
2.206032.633607
2.222582.633324
2.239262.633044
2.256072.632769
2.2732.632497
2.290062.632229
2.307252.631965
2.324562.631704
2.342012.631447
2.359582.631193
2.377292.630943
2.395132.630696
2.413112.630452
2.431222.630211
2.449472.629973
2.467852.629739
2.486372.629507
2.505032.629278
2.523832.629053
2.542772.62883
2.561862.628609
2.581082.628392
2.600452.628177
2.619972.627965
2.639632.627755
2.659442.627548
2.67942.627343
2.699512.62714
2.719772.62694
2.740182.626742
2.760752.626547
2.781472.626353
2.802342.626162
2.823372.625973
2.844562.625786
2.865912.625601
2.887422.625417
2.909092.625236
2.930922.625057
2.952922.624879
2.975082.624703
2.997412.624529
3.01992.624357
3.042572.624186
3.06542.624017
3.088412.62385
3.111592.623684
3.134942.623519
3.158472.623356
3.182172.623195
3.206052.623035
3.230122.622876
3.254362.622718
3.278782.622562
3.303392.622407
3.328182.622253
3.353162.6221
3.378322.621948
3.403682.621798
3.429222.621648
3.454962.6215
3.480892.621352
3.507012.621206
3.533332.62106
3.559852.620915
3.586572.620771
3.613482.620628
3.64062.620486
3.667932.620344
3.695452.620203
3.723192.620063
3.751132.619923
3.779282.619784
3.807652.619646
3.836222.619508
3.865012.61937
3.894022.619233
3.923242.619097
3.952692.618961
3.982352.618825
4.012242.61869
4.042352.618555
4.072692.61842
4.103262.618285
4.134052.618151
4.165082.618017
4.196342.617883
4.227832.617749
4.259562.617616
4.291532.617482
4.323732.617349
4.356182.617215
4.388882.617081
4.421822.616948
4.4552.616814
4.488442.61668
4.522122.616546
4.556062.616412
4.590252.616278
4.62472.616143
4.659412.616008
4.694382.615873
4.729612.615738
4.765112.615602
4.800872.615466
4.83692.615329
4.87322.615192
4.909772.615055
4.946622.614917
4.983752.614778
5.021152.614639
5.058832.614499
5.09682.614359
5.135052.614218
5.173592.614076
5.212422.613933
5.251542.61379
5.290952.613646
5.330662.613501
5.370662.613355
5.410972.613208
5.451582.613061
5.492492.612912
5.533722.612762
5.575252.612612
5.617092.61246
5.659242.612307
5.701722.612153
5.744512.611998
5.787622.611842
5.831062.611684
5.874822.611526
5.918912.611365
5.963332.611204
6.008092.611041
6.053182.610877
6.09862.610711
6.144372.610544
6.190492.610375
6.236952.610204
6.283762.610032
6.330922.609859
6.378432.609683
6.42632.609506
6.474532.609328
6.523122.609147
6.572082.608964
6.62142.60878
6.671092.608594
6.721162.608405
6.77162.608215
6.822422.608023
6.873622.607828
6.925212.607631
6.977182.607433
7.029552.607231
7.08232.607028
7.135462.606822
7.189012.606614
7.242962.606404
7.297322.606191
7.352092.605975
7.407262.605757
7.462862.605536
7.518862.605313
7.575292.605087
7.632152.604858
7.689422.604626
7.747132.604392
7.805282.604154
7.863852.603914
7.922872.60367
7.982332.603423
8.042242.603174
8.10262.602921
8.163412.602664
8.224672.602405
8.28642.602142
8.348592.601875
8.411252.601605
8.474372.601332
8.537972.601055
8.602052.600774
8.666612.600489
8.731652.600201
8.797182.599909
8.86322.599613
8.929722.599312
8.996742.599008
9.064262.598699
9.132292.598387
9.200832.59807
9.269882.597748
9.339452.597423
9.409542.597092
9.480162.596757
9.551312.596418
9.622992.596073
9.695212.595724
9.767972.59537
9.841282.595011
9.915142.594646
9.989552.594277
10.06452.593903
10.14012.593523
10.21622.593137
10.29282.592746
10.37012.59235
10.44792.591948
10.52632.59154
10.60532.591126
10.68492.590706
10.76512.590281
10.84592.589849
10.92732.58941
11.00932.588966
11.09192.588515
11.17522.588057
11.2592.587593
11.34352.587122
11.42872.586644
11.51442.586159
11.60092.585667
11.68792.585167
11.77562.584661
11.8642.584146
11.95312.583625
12.04282.583095
12.13312.582558
12.22422.582013
12.31592.581459
12.40842.580898
12.50152.580328
12.59532.57975
12.68992.579163
12.78512.578567
12.8812.577963
12.97772.577349
13.07512.576726
13.17322.576094
13.27212.575453
13.37172.574801
13.47212.57414
13.57322.57347
13.6752.572789
13.77772.572097
13.88112.571396
13.98532.570684
14.09022.569961
14.1962.569227
14.30252.568482
14.40982.567726
14.5182.566958
14.62692.566179
14.73672.565388
14.84732.564585
14.95872.56377
15.0712.562942
15.18412.562102
15.29812.561249
15.41292.560384
15.52862.559504
15.64512.558612
15.76252.557706
15.88082.556786
162.555852

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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
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R = (Rp+Rs)/2
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Phase φp
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Phase φs
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Brewster angle θB
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