LaF3 - Lanthanum fluoride (o) (CRYSTRAN)
Glasses, oxides and dielectrics supplier-datasheetanisotropic Supplier: CRYSTRAN
1 dataset, together covering 0.254–0.547 µm. Default: LaF3 - Lanthanum fluoride (o).
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pip install lightsmith
import lightsmith as ls
# LaF3 - Lanthanum fluoride (o) (CRYSTRAN): LaF3 - Lanthanum fluoride (o)
crystran_laf3_o = ls.fetch_refractiveindex("specs", "CRYSTRAN-optical", "LaF3-o", ref="c5c2f188e848453def5970e347399d653df2ffc2")
print(crystran_laf3_o.range_nm) # (254, 547) nm
eps = crystran_laf3_o.eps([373]) # 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_039824499bcc/lightsmith"
crystran_laf3_o = ls.Tabulated.model_validate(json.load(urllib.request.urlopen(url)))
print(crystran_laf3_o.source) # citation and provenance travel with the dataAny dataset here, as the library's Tabulated material (crystran-laf3-o/crystran).
# ... load crystran_laf3_o as above, then:
sim = ls.Simulation(
particles=[ls.Particle(shape=ls.Sphere(radius_nm=50), material=crystran_laf3_o)],
medium_index=1.0,
wavelengths=ls.WavelengthRange(start_nm=400, stop_nm=547, 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"]).
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 LaF3 - Lanthanum fluoride (o) (CRYSTRAN)
Other names: LaF3-o
API: /v1/materials/mat_d75125220edc · slug crystran-laf3-o