Optical constants

Refractive index of CdSe/ZnCdS (Cadmium selenide / zinc cadmium sulfide core/shell)

Aftenieva et al. 2023: n,k 0.350–1.20 µm

Data
tabulated nk
Range
0.35–1.2 µm
Points
731
Licence
CC0-1.0

Plot

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At one wavelength

Range 0.35–1.2 µm
Refractive index n
1.67714
Extinction coefficient k
0.03289
Permittivity ε1
2.81171
Permittivity ε2
0.110322
Absorption coefficient α
7033.83 cm⁻¹
Penetration depth δ = λ/(2πk)
2843.4 nm
Abbe number Vd
—
Chromatic dispersion dn/dλ
-0.19 µm⁻¹
Group index ng
1.78878
Group velocity dispersion
— fs²/mm
Dispersion parameter D
— ps/(nm·km)
Photon energy
2.11001 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

# CdSe/ZnCdS (Cadmium selenide / zinc cadmium sulfide core/shell): Aftenieva et al. 2023: n,k 0.350–1.20 µm
cdse_zncds = ls.fetch_refractiveindex("other", "CdSe-ZnCdS", "Aftenieva", ref="c5c2f188e848453def5970e347399d653df2ffc2")
print(cdse_zncds.range_nm)  # (350, 1200) nm
eps = cdse_zncds.eps([633])  # complex permittivity

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Comments and conditions

Cadmium selenide and zinc cadmium sulfide (CdSe/ZnCdS) core/shell quantum dots

References

O. Aftenieva, M. Sudzius, A. Prudnikau, M. Adnan, S. Sarkar, V. Lesnyak, K. Leo, A. Fery, T. A. F. König. Lasing by template-assisted self-assembled quantum dots. Adv. Opt. Mater. 2202226 (2023) (Numerical data kindly provided by Tobias König)

Cite

Olha Aftenieva et al.. Lasing by Template‐Assisted Self‐Assembled Quantum Dots. Advanced Optical Materials, 11, 2202226 (2023), doi:10.1002/adom.202202226; Data from the refractiveindex.info database (M. N. Polyanskiy, Sci. Data 11, 94 (2024), doi:10.1038/s41597-023-02898-2)

Data

731 rows as published
CdSe/ZnCdS (Cadmium selenide / zinc cadmium sulfide core/shell), Aftenieva et al. 2023: n,k 0.350–1.20 µm: n and k versus wavelength
λ (µm)nk
0.351.861580.123181
0.3511.8599630.122132
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0.361.8459730.1131
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0.3641.8400460.109314
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0.371.8314410.103885
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0.3741.8258650.100427
0.3751.8244890.099583
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0.3791.8190410.09629
0.381.8176910.095489
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0.3991.7926380.082558
0.41.7913570.082047
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Optical transmission calculator

Free-standing sample in vacuum, normal incidence
Method
Transmittance T
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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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Critical angle θC
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