Optical constants

Refractive index of GaAs-InAs-GaP-InP (Gallium indium arsenide phosphide, GaInAsP)

Adachi 1989: n,k 0.207–12.4 µm

Data
tabulated nk
Range
0.2066–12.4 µm
Points
200
Licence
CC0-1.0

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At one wavelength

Range 0.2066–12.4 µm
Refractive index n
3.45547
Extinction coefficient k
0.329385
Permittivity ε1
11.8318
Permittivity ε2
2.27636
Absorption coefficient α
70442.1 cm⁻¹
Penetration depth δ = λ/(2πk)
283.921 nm
Abbe number Vd
—
Chromatic dispersion dn/dλ
-1.38055 µm⁻¹
Group index ng
4.26668
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

# GaAs-InAs-GaP-InP (Gallium indium arsenide phosphide, GaInAsP): Adachi 1989: n,k 0.207–12.4 µm
mat = ls.fetch_refractiveindex("other", "GaAs-InAs-GaP-InP", "Adachi", ref="c5c2f188e848453def5970e347399d653df2ffc2")
print(mat.range_nm)  # (206.64, 12398) nm
eps = mat.eps([633])  # complex permittivity

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Comments and conditions

In1-xGaxAsyP1-y; x=0.48; y=0.24

References

S. Adachi. Optical dispersion relations for GaP, GaAs, GaSb, InP, InAs, InSb, AlxGa1−xAs, and In1−xGaxAsyP1−y. J. Appl. Phys. 66, 6030-6040 (1989)
[Calculation script (Python)]
  • doi:10.1063/1.343580 Optical dispersion relations for GaP, GaAs, GaSb, InP, InAs, InSb, Al <i>x</i> Ga1− <i>x</i> As, and In1− <i>x</i> Ga <i>x</i> As <i>y</i> P1− <i>y</i>, Journal of Applied Physics (1989)

Cite

Sadao Adachi. Optical dispersion relations for GaP, GaAs, GaSb, InP, InAs, InSb, Al <i>x</i> Ga1− <i>x</i> As, and In1− <i>x</i> Ga <i>x</i> As <i>y</i> P1− <i>y</i>. Journal of Applied Physics, 66, 6030-6040 (1989), doi:10.1063/1.343580; [Calculation script (Python)]; Data from the refractiveindex.info database (M. N. Polyanskiy, Sci. Data 11, 94 (2024), doi:10.1038/s41597-023-02898-2)

Data

200 rows as published
GaAs-InAs-GaP-InP (Gallium indium arsenide phosphide, GaInAsP), Adachi 1989: n,k 0.207–12.4 µm: n and k versus wavelength
λ (µm)nk
0.206641.29561.8986
0.207671.30181.9176
0.20871.30831.9372
0.209751.31511.9572
0.210811.32211.9779
0.211881.32941.9991
0.212951.3372.0209
0.214041.3452.0434
0.215151.35342.0666
0.216261.36222.0905
0.217381.37152.1152
0.218521.38132.1407
0.219671.39162.167
0.220831.40252.1943
0.2221.41422.2224
0.223181.42662.2516
0.224381.43992.2819
0.225591.45412.3132
0.226811.46932.3457
0.228051.48582.3795
0.22931.50352.4145
0.230571.52282.4508
0.231841.54372.4886
0.233141.56652.5277
0.234441.59142.5684
0.235771.61882.6105
0.23711.64882.6541
0.238451.68192.6992
0.239821.71852.7457
0.24121.7592.7935
0.24261.8042.8424
0.244021.85392.8922
0.245451.90952.9424
0.24691.97122.9926
0.248372.03993.0421
0.249852.11623.09
0.251352.20073.1351
0.252872.29383.176
0.254412.39573.2109
0.255972.50643.2378
0.257552.62513.2544
0.259142.75063.2584
0.260762.88063.2475
0.262393.01233.2201
0.264053.1423.1751
0.265733.26573.1127
0.267433.37953.0342
0.269153.47982.9423
0.270893.56422.8406
0.272663.63142.7331
0.274453.68132.6238
0.276263.71512.5162
0.27813.73452.4133
0.279963.74192.317
0.281853.73952.2287
0.283763.72972.149
0.28573.71452.078
0.287663.69562.0155
0.289663.67451.9609
0.291683.65231.9137
0.293723.631.8733
0.29583.60821.8389
0.297913.58761.8098
0.300053.56841.7856
0.302223.55091.7656
0.304423.53541.7493
0.306653.5221.7362
0.308913.51081.726
0.311213.50181.7183
0.313543.49511.7127
0.315913.49061.709
0.318323.48841.7069
0.320763.48851.7063
0.323243.49091.7068
0.325763.49551.7084
0.328313.50231.7108
0.330913.51141.7139
0.333553.52271.7177
0.336233.53631.7219
0.338963.55211.7265
0.341733.57031.7314
0.344543.59081.7365
0.347413.61361.7417
0.350323.63891.7468
0.353283.66681.7519
0.356293.69721.7568
0.359353.73041.7615
0.362463.76651.7659
0.365633.80561.7699
0.368863.84791.7733
0.372143.89361.7762
0.375483.94291.7785
0.378883.99581.7801
0.382354.05251.781
0.385884.11271.7814
0.389474.17581.7816
0.393134.24091.7819
0.396864.28981.7406
0.400664.3451.7122
0.404544.40381.6933
0.408494.46191.6797
0.412524.51331.6718
0.416634.54971.6718
0.420824.64981.9021
0.42514.53831.6536
0.429474.44011.4723
0.433924.34381.3145
0.438474.25051.1663
0.443124.16211.0214
0.447864.07960.87608
0.452714.0040.72835
0.457673.95640.70431
0.462733.91350.68826
0.467913.87330.6715
0.47323.83580.65409
0.478623.80070.63611
0.484163.76780.61762
0.489833.7370.59871
0.495643.7080.57944
0.501583.68070.55989
0.507673.65510.54013
0.513913.6310.52024
0.52033.60820.50028
0.526863.58690.48036
0.533583.56680.46053
0.540483.54790.44089
0.547563.53020.42154
0.554823.51360.40256
0.562283.49810.38406
0.569943.48370.36614
0.577823.47020.34892
0.585913.45780.33252
0.594243.44630.31707
0.602813.43580.30272
0.611623.42630.2896
0.62073.41760.27789
0.630053.40990.26775
0.639693.40310.25938
0.649633.39720.25296
0.659883.39220.24871
0.670463.38810.24687
0.681383.3850.24749
0.692673.38260.24852
0.704333.38110.24932
0.71643.38030.24985
0.728893.38030.25004
0.741823.38110.24985
0.755213.38270.2492
0.76913.38520.24801
0.783513.38860.24617
0.798473.39280.24355
0.814023.39810.23999
0.830183.40430.23526
0.846993.41160.22907
0.86453.420.22097
0.882753.42950.21022
0.901793.44010.19531
0.921663.45170.16984
0.942433.43660.14982
0.964163.43640.13924
0.986913.44040.12474
1.01083.4470.10406
1.03583.45580.070019
1.06213.41420.012004
1.08983.37920.011743
1.1193.3570.011438
1.14973.33990.011119
1.18223.32560.010794
1.21663.31320.010466
1.25313.30230.010137
1.29183.29240.0098087
1.33293.28340.009481
1.37683.27510.0091546
1.42373.26750.0088297
1.47393.26040.0085066
1.52773.25390.0081854
1.58573.24770.0078662
1.64823.2420.007549
1.71583.23660.0072338
1.78923.23160.0069205
1.86923.22690.0066092
1.95663.22250.0062998
2.05273.21830.0059923
2.15863.21450.0056865
2.27613.21090.0053824
2.40713.20750.00508
2.55413.20430.0047792
2.72033.20140.0044798
2.90953.19870.0041819
3.12713.19620.0038852
3.37983.19390.0035898
3.6773.19180.0032955
4.03153.18990.0030022
4.46163.18810.0027099
4.99453.18660.0024185
5.67193.18520.0021279
6.56193.1840.0018379
7.78323.1830.0015485
9.56313.18220.0012597
12.3983.18150.0009712

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