Optical constants

Refractive index of CdTe (Cadmium telluride)

DeBell et al. 1979: n 6–22 µm; 80 K

Data
formula 2
Range
6–22 µm
Licence
CC0-1.0

Plot

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At one wavelength

Range 6–22 µm
Refractive index n
2.64549
Extinction coefficient k
0
Permittivity ε1
6.99862
Permittivity ε2
0
Absorption coefficient α
0 cm⁻¹
Penetration depth δ = λ/(2πk)
— nm
Abbe number Vd
—
Chromatic dispersion dn/dλ
-0.00292796 µm⁻¹
Group index ng
2.67916
Group velocity dispersion
-618.883 fs²/mm
Dispersion parameter D
8.81482 ps/(nm·km)
Photon energy
0.107812 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

# CdTe (Cadmium telluride): DeBell et al. 1979: n 6–22 µm; 80 K
cdte = ls.fetch_refractiveindex("main", "CdTe", "DeBell-80K", ref="c5c2f188e848453def5970e347399d653df2ffc2")
print(cdte.range_nm)  # (6000, 22000) nm
eps = cdte.eps([11500])  # complex permittivity

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Dispersion formula

Sellmeier (C in µm²) (formula 2), λ in µm
n2−1=6.0756642λ2λ2−0.1053945+2.8743304λ2λ2−4773.944

Valid from 6.0 to 22.0 µm.

Coefficients as stored
CiValue
C10.0
C26.0756642
C30.1053945
C42.8743304
C54773.944

Comments and conditions

80 K (-193.1 °C)

References

A. G. DeBell, E. L. Dereniak, J. Harvey, J. Nissley, J. Palmer, A. Selvarajan, W. L. Wolfe. Cryogenic refractive indices and temperature coefficients of cadmium telluride from 6 µm to 22 µm. Appl. Opt. 18, 3114-3115 (1979)
  • doi:10.1364/ao.18.003114 Cryogenic refractive indices and temperature coefficients of cadmium telluride from 6 μm to 22 μm, Applied Optics (1979)

Cite

A. G. DeBell et al.. Cryogenic refractive indices and temperature coefficients of cadmium telluride from 6 μm to 22 μm. Applied Optics, 18, 3114 (1979), doi:10.1364/ao.18.003114; 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
CdTe (Cadmium telluride), DeBell et al. 1979: n 6–22 µm; 80 K: n and k versus wavelength
λ (µm)n
62.65926
6.019572.659211
6.03922.659162
6.05892.659113
6.078662.659064
6.098492.659015
6.118382.658966
6.138342.658917
6.158362.658868
6.178442.658819
6.19862.658769
6.218812.65872
6.23912.658671
6.259452.658621
6.279862.658572
6.300352.658522
6.32092.658472
6.341512.658423
6.36222.658373
6.382952.658323
6.403772.658273
6.424652.658223
6.445612.658173
6.466632.658123
6.487722.658072
6.508892.658022
6.530112.657971
6.551412.657921
6.572782.65787
6.594222.657819
6.615732.657769
6.637312.657718
6.658962.657667
6.680672.657615
6.702462.657564
6.724332.657513
6.746262.657461
6.768262.65741
6.790342.657358
6.812492.657306
6.834712.657254
6.8572.657202
6.879362.65715
6.90182.657098
6.924312.657045
6.94692.656992
6.969562.65694
6.992292.656887
7.015092.656834
7.037982.656781
7.060932.656727
7.083962.656674
7.107072.65662
7.130252.656567
7.15352.656513
7.176842.656459
7.200242.656404
7.223732.65635
7.247292.656295
7.270932.656241
7.294642.656186
7.318442.656131
7.342312.656075
7.366252.65602
7.390282.655964
7.414392.655909
7.438572.655853
7.462832.655797
7.487172.65574
7.511592.655684
7.536092.655627
7.560672.65557
7.585332.655513
7.610072.655456
7.63492.655398
7.65982.65534
7.684782.655282
7.709852.655224
7.734992.655166
7.760222.655107
7.785532.655048
7.810932.654989
7.83642.65493
7.861962.654871
7.887612.654811
7.913332.654751
7.939142.654691
7.965042.65463
7.991022.65457
8.017082.654509
8.043232.654448
8.069462.654386
8.095782.654325
8.122192.654263
8.148682.6542
8.175262.654138
8.201932.654075
8.228682.654012
8.255522.653949
8.282442.653886
8.309462.653822
8.336562.653758
8.363752.653693
8.391032.653629
8.41842.653564
8.445862.653499
8.47342.653433
8.501042.653367
8.528772.653301
8.556592.653235
8.58452.653168
8.61252.653101
8.640592.653034
8.668772.652966
8.697042.652898
8.725412.65283
8.753872.652761
8.782422.652692
8.811072.652623
8.839812.652553
8.868642.652483
8.897562.652413
8.926592.652342
8.95572.652271
8.984912.6522
9.014222.652128
9.043622.652056
9.073122.651984
9.102712.651911
9.13242.651838
9.162192.651764
9.192072.651691
9.222052.651616
9.252132.651542
9.282312.651467
9.312582.651391
9.342962.651315
9.373432.651239
9.4042.651163
9.434682.651086
9.465452.651008
9.496322.65093
9.52732.650852
9.558372.650773
9.589552.650694
9.620822.650615
9.65222.650535
9.683692.650455
9.715272.650374
9.746962.650292
9.778752.650211
9.810652.650129
9.842642.650046
9.874752.649963
9.906962.64988
9.939272.649796
9.971692.649711
10.00422.649626
10.03682.649541
10.06962.649455
10.10242.649369
10.13542.649282
10.16842.649194
10.20162.649107
10.23492.649018
10.26832.648929
10.30172.64884
10.33532.64875
10.36912.64866
10.40292.648569
10.43682.648478
10.47082.648386
10.5052.648293
10.53932.6482
10.57362.648107
10.60812.648012
10.64272.647918
10.67742.647823
10.71232.647727
10.74722.64763
10.78232.647533
10.81742.647436
10.85272.647338
10.88812.647239
10.92362.64714
10.95932.64704
10.9952.646939
11.03092.646838
11.06682.646737
11.10292.646634
11.13912.646531
11.17552.646428
11.21192.646324
11.24852.646219
11.28522.646113
11.3222.646007
11.35892.6459
11.3962.645793
11.43312.645685
11.47042.645576
11.50782.645467
11.54542.645356
11.5832.645246
11.62082.645134
11.65872.645022
11.69672.644909
11.73492.644795
11.77322.644681
11.81162.644566
11.85012.64445
11.88882.644334
11.92752.644217
11.96642.644099
12.00552.64398
12.04462.64386
12.08392.64374
12.12332.643619
12.16292.643497
12.20252.643375
12.24232.643251
12.28232.643127
12.32232.643002
12.36252.642876
12.40282.64275
12.44332.642622
12.48392.642494
12.52462.642365
12.56542.642235
12.60642.642105
12.64752.641973
12.68882.64184
12.73022.641707
12.77172.641573
12.81342.641438
12.85522.641302
12.89712.641165
12.93922.641027
12.98142.640889
13.02372.640749
13.06622.640609
13.10882.640467
13.15152.640325
13.19442.640181
13.23752.640037
13.28072.639892
13.3242.639746
13.36742.639599
13.4112.63945
13.45482.639301
13.49872.639151
13.54272.639
13.58692.638848
13.63122.638694
13.67562.63854
13.72022.638385
13.7652.638229
13.80992.638071
13.85492.637913
13.90012.637753
13.94552.637593
13.99092.637431
14.03662.637268
14.08242.637104
14.12832.636939
14.17442.636773
14.22062.636606
14.2672.636437
14.31352.636268
14.36022.636097
14.4072.635925
14.4542.635752
14.50122.635577
14.54852.635402
14.59592.635225
14.64352.635047
14.69132.634868
14.73922.634687
14.78732.634506
14.83552.634323
14.88392.634138
14.93252.633953
14.98122.633766
15.032.633578
15.0792.633388
15.12822.633198
15.17762.633005
15.22712.632812
15.27672.632617
15.32662.632421
15.37662.632223
15.42672.632024
15.4772.631824
15.52752.631622
15.57822.631419
15.6292.631214
15.67992.631008
15.73112.6308
15.78242.630591
15.83392.630381
15.88552.630169
15.93732.629955
15.98932.62974
16.04152.629523
16.09382.629305
16.14632.629085
16.19892.628864
16.25182.628641
16.30482.628416
16.3582.62819
16.41132.627962
16.46482.627733
16.51852.627502
16.57242.627269
16.62652.627035
16.68072.626798
16.73512.62656
16.78972.626321
16.84452.626079
16.89942.625836
16.95452.625591
17.00982.625345
17.06532.625096
17.1212.624846
17.17682.624594
17.23282.62434
17.2892.624084
17.34542.623826
17.4022.623566
17.45882.623305
17.51572.623041
17.57282.622776
17.63022.622508
17.68772.622239
17.74532.621967
17.80322.621694
17.86132.621419
17.91962.621141
17.9782.620861
18.03662.62058
18.09552.620296
18.15452.62001
18.21372.619722
18.27312.619432
18.33272.619139
18.39252.618845
18.45252.618548
18.51272.618249
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18.63362.617644
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18.75542.61703
18.81662.616719
18.87792.616406
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19.69422.612114
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19.95252.610704
20.01752.610345
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20.2142.60925
20.282.60888
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20.54592.607368
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20.88312.60541
20.95122.605009
21.01962.604605
21.08812.604198
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21.22592.603374
21.29512.602956
21.36462.602536
21.43432.602112
21.50422.601685
21.57432.601254
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21.71532.600382
21.78612.599941
21.85722.599496
21.92852.599048
222.598596

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