AlN-Al2O3 (Aluminium oxynitride, ALON)
Semiconductors and photonic platforms
4 datasets, together covering 0.24–5.6 µm. Default: Hartnett et al. 1998: 6.69 at.% N; n 0.24–5.6 µm.
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Load this data in Python, simulate in one more line
pip install lightsmith
import lightsmith as ls
# AlN-Al2O3 (Aluminium oxynitride, ALON): Hartnett et al. 1998: 6.69 at.% N; n 0.24–5.6 µm
aln_al2o3 = ls.fetch_refractiveindex("other", "AlN-Al2O3", "Hartnett-6.69", ref="c5c2f188e848453def5970e347399d653df2ffc2")
print(aln_al2o3.range_nm) # (240, 5600) nm
eps = aln_al2o3.eps([633]) # complex permittivityDownloads the original record once (pinned to the imported snapshot) and caches it.
import json, urllib.request
import lightsmith as ls
url = "https://materials.lightsmith.dev/v1/datasets/ds_51e565cd21ef/lightsmith"
aln_al2o3 = ls.Tabulated.model_validate(json.load(urllib.request.urlopen(url)))
print(aln_al2o3.source) # citation and provenance travel with the dataAny dataset here, as the library's Tabulated material (aln-al2o3/hartnett-1998-6-69).
# ... load aln_al2o3 as above, then:
sim = ls.Simulation(
particles=[ls.Particle(shape=ls.Sphere(radius_nm=50), material=aln_al2o3)],
medium_index=1.0,
wavelengths=ls.WavelengthRange(start_nm=400, stop_nm=1000, num=81),
)
res = ls.solve(sim) # exact Mie for a sphere
print(res.q_ext) # extinction efficiency at each wavelengthSame spec runs with DDA, FDTD, BEM or T-matrix: ls.compare(sim, ["mie", "dda"]).
import json, urllib.request
import lightsmith as ls
url = "https://materials.lightsmith.dev/v1/datasets/ds_51e565cd21ef/lightsmith?model=drude_lorentz"
aln_al2o3_dl = ls.DrudeLorentz.model_validate(json.load(urllib.request.urlopen(url)))A dispersive Drude–Lorentz model for time-domain solvers.
Lightsmith is open source (MIT): Mie, T-matrix, BEM, DDA, FDTD, RCWA, TMM, mode solvers and inverse design behind one spec, on CPU or GPU. GitHub.
About AlN-Al2O3 (Aluminium oxynitride, ALON)
Other names: Aluminium oxynitride, ALON, Aluminium oxynitride, AlON, ALON
API: /v1/materials/mat_d514ef16ebd4 · slug aln-al2o3