Optical constants

Refractive index of GaAs-InAs (Gallium indium arsenide, GaInAs, InGaAs)

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
3.91235
Extinction coefficient k
0.615886
Permittivity ε1
14.9271
Permittivity ε2
4.81912
Absorption coefficient α
131713 cm⁻¹
Penetration depth δ = λ/(2πk)
151.845 nm
Abbe number Vd
—
Chromatic dispersion dn/dλ
-3.10924 µm⁻¹
Group index ng
5.73934
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 (Gallium indium arsenide, GaInAs, InGaAs): Adachi 1989: n,k 0.207–12.4 µm
gaas_inas = ls.fetch_refractiveindex("other", "GaAs-InAs", "Adachi", ref="c5c2f188e848453def5970e347399d653df2ffc2")
print(gaas_inas.range_nm)  # (206.64, 12398) nm
eps = gaas_inas.eps([633])  # complex permittivity

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Comments and conditions

In1-xGaxAs; x=0.48

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 (Gallium indium arsenide, GaInAs, InGaAs), Adachi 1989: n,k 0.207–12.4 µm: n and k versus wavelength
λ (µm)nk
0.206641.25411.7728
0.207671.26031.7923
0.20871.26681.8121
0.209751.27371.8324
0.210811.28081.853
0.211881.28821.874
0.212951.2961.8955
0.214041.30421.9174
0.215151.31281.9397
0.216261.32181.9625
0.217381.33121.9859
0.218521.34112.0097
0.219671.35152.034
0.220831.36252.0588
0.2221.3742.0842
0.223181.38622.1102
0.224381.3992.1368
0.225591.41262.1639
0.226811.4272.1917
0.228051.44212.2201
0.22931.45822.2491
0.230571.47532.2788
0.231841.49342.3091
0.233141.51262.3401
0.234441.5332.3718
0.235771.55482.4041
0.23711.57812.4371
0.238451.60282.4708
0.239821.62932.505
0.24121.65762.5398
0.24261.68782.5752
0.244021.72022.611
0.245451.75492.6472
0.24691.79212.6837
0.248371.8322.7203
0.249851.87472.757
0.251351.92062.7933
0.252871.96972.8293
0.254412.02242.8645
0.255972.07872.8985
0.257552.13882.9312
0.259142.2032.9618
0.260762.27122.99
0.262392.34343.0151
0.264052.41973.0365
0.265732.49973.0536
0.267432.58323.0655
0.269152.66983.0716
0.270892.75873.0712
0.272662.84923.0637
0.274452.94033.0486
0.276263.03093.0256
0.27813.11972.9947
0.279963.20562.956
0.281853.28732.91
0.283763.36362.8574
0.28573.43362.7991
0.287663.49672.7363
0.289663.55222.6702
0.291683.62.602
0.293723.64022.533
0.29583.6732.4643
0.297913.69892.397
0.300053.71852.3318
0.302223.73252.2695
0.304423.74172.2105
0.306653.74672.1552
0.308913.74842.1039
0.311213.74732.0565
0.313543.74422.0131
0.315913.73951.9737
0.318323.73381.9381
0.320763.72751.9062
0.323243.7211.8777
0.325763.71461.8524
0.328313.70871.8302
0.330913.70341.8109
0.333553.69891.7942
0.336233.69551.7799
0.338963.69321.7678
0.341733.69231.7578
0.344543.69281.7496
0.347413.69471.7432
0.350323.69831.7382
0.353283.70361.7347
0.356293.71061.7325
0.359353.71941.7313
0.362463.731.7312
0.365633.74261.732
0.368863.75731.7335
0.372143.7741.7357
0.375483.79281.7386
0.378883.81391.7419
0.382353.83741.7456
0.385883.86321.7496
0.389473.89161.7538
0.393133.92261.7582
0.396863.95641.7626
0.400663.99311.767
0.404544.03281.7713
0.408494.07561.7755
0.412524.12161.7795
0.416634.17051.7835
0.420824.22221.7875
0.42514.27581.7919
0.429474.331.7971
0.433924.38321.804
0.438474.4161.7691
0.443124.41631.6587
0.447864.43641.6034
0.452714.46111.5622
0.457674.48911.5283
0.462734.51911.4992
0.467914.5491.4742
0.47324.57461.4534
0.478624.59091.438
0.484164.71071.7698
0.489834.60921.5138
0.495644.52651.3304
0.501584.44631.1689
0.507674.36821.0161
0.513914.29350.86563
0.52034.22640.73073
0.526864.18440.72078
0.533584.14430.71021
0.540484.10620.69901
0.547564.07030.68717
0.554824.03630.6747
0.562284.00420.66162
0.569943.97380.64796
0.577823.9450.63374
0.585913.91760.61898
0.594243.89170.60373
0.602813.8670.58799
0.611623.84360.57179
0.62073.82120.55517
0.630053.79990.53814
0.639693.77950.52074
0.649633.76010.50298
0.659883.74160.48491
0.670463.7240.46655
0.681383.70710.44795
0.692673.69110.42913
0.704333.67580.41014
0.71643.66130.39102
0.728893.64750.37184
0.741823.63440.35264
0.755213.6220.3335
0.76913.61040.31448
0.783513.59940.29567
0.798473.58910.27716
0.814023.57940.25904
0.830183.57050.24145
0.846993.56220.2245
0.86453.55460.20834
0.882753.54770.19314
0.901793.54150.17909
0.921663.5360.16638
0.942433.53120.15525
0.964163.52710.14597
0.986913.52380.13883
1.01083.52120.13417
1.03583.51940.13232
1.06213.51840.13144
1.08983.51820.12998
1.1193.51870.12766
1.14973.52010.1239
1.18223.52230.11656
1.21663.51370.10917
1.25313.51060.10848
1.29183.50980.10723
1.33293.51060.10526
1.37683.51270.10232
1.42373.51620.098017
1.47393.52110.09172
1.52773.52760.082274
1.58573.53560.066993
1.64823.54550.030846
1.71583.50410.016086
1.78923.48860.015428
1.86923.47760.014754
1.95663.46880.014075
2.05273.46140.013395
2.15863.45490.012716
2.27613.44920.012039
2.40713.44420.011364
2.55413.43960.010692
2.72033.43540.010022
2.90953.43170.0093559
3.12713.42830.0086921
3.37983.42520.008031
3.6773.42250.0073723
4.03153.420.0067161
4.46163.41770.006062
4.99453.41580.0054098
5.67193.4140.0047595
6.56193.41250.0041108
7.78323.41130.0034634
9.56313.41020.0028173
12.3983.40940.002172

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Method
Transmittance T
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Reflectance R
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Fresnel reflection calculator

Direction
Rp
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Rs
—
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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