Optical constants

Refractive index of GaSe (Gallium selenide)

Kato et al. 2013: n(e) 0.8–162 µm

Data
formula 4
Range
0.8–1620 µm
Temperature
293 K
Optical axis
e
Licence
CC0-1.0

Uniaxial crystal, axes: oe

Plot

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At one wavelength

Range 0.8–1620 µm
Refractive index n
1.07182
Extinction coefficient k
0
Permittivity ε1
1.1488
Permittivity ε2
0
Absorption coefficient α
0 cm⁻¹
Penetration depth δ = λ/(2πk)
— nm
Abbe number Vd
—
Chromatic dispersion dn/dλ
-0.343534 µm⁻¹
Group index ng
13.439
Group velocity dispersion
-1.57703e+07 fs²/mm
Dispersion parameter D
22921.1 ps/(nm·km)
Photon energy
0.0344401 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

# GaSe (Gallium selenide): Kato et al. 2013: n(e) 0.8–162 µm
gase = ls.fetch_refractiveindex("main", "GaSe", "Kato-e", ref="c5c2f188e848453def5970e347399d653df2ffc2")
print(gase.range_nm)  # (800, 1.62e+06) nm
eps = gase.eps([36000])  # complex permittivity

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Dispersion formula

RefractiveIndex.INFO (formula 4), λ in µm
n2=8.2477+0.2881λ0.0λ2−0.16691.0+4927.5λ0.0λ2−1990.11.0

Valid from 0.8 to 1620.0 µm.

Coefficients as stored
CiValue
C18.2477
C20.2881
C30.0
C40.1669
C51.0
C64927.5
C70.0
C81990.1
C91.0

Comments and conditions

20 °C, Extraordinary ray (e)

Conditions

temperature
293 K
direction
e
Notes on the source data (kept exactly as published):
  • formula gives non-finite n in part of its stated wavelength range

References

K. Kato, F. Tanno, N. Umemura. Sellmeier and thermo-optic dispersion formulas for GaSe (Revisited). Appl. Opt. 52, 2325-2328 (2013)

Cite

Kiyoshi Kato, Fumihito Tanno and Nobuhiro Umemura. Sellmeier and thermo-optic dispersion formulas for GaSe (Revisited). Applied Optics, 52, 2325 (2013), doi:10.1364/ao.52.002325; 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
GaSe (Gallium selenide), Kato et al. 2013: n(e) 0.8–162 µm: n and k versus wavelength
λ (µm)n
0.82.525838
0.8154112.519799
0.831122.514118
0.8471312.508769
0.863452.503728
0.8800842.498971
0.8970382.494477
0.9143182.49023
0.9319322.486211
0.9498852.482406
0.9681842.4788
0.9868352.47538
1.005852.472135
1.025222.469053
1.044972.466125
1.06512.46334
1.085622.460691
1.106542.45817
1.127852.455768
1.149582.45348
1.171722.451299
1.19432.449218
1.21732.447233
1.240752.445337
1.264662.443527
1.289022.441798
1.313852.440145
1.339162.438564
1.364962.437052
1.391252.435605
1.418062.43422
1.445372.432894
1.473222.431623
1.50162.430406
1.530532.429238
1.560012.428119
1.590062.427045
1.620692.426015
1.651912.425025
1.683742.424076
1.716172.423163
1.749232.422286
1.782932.421443
1.817282.420632
1.852292.419852
1.887972.419101
1.924342.418378
1.961412.417681
1.99922.41701
2.037712.416362
2.076962.415738
2.116982.415135
2.157762.414553
2.199322.413991
2.241692.413447
2.284882.412921
2.328892.412412
2.373762.411919
2.419492.411441
2.46612.410978
2.51362.410528
2.562032.410091
2.611382.409666
2.661692.409252
2.712962.408849
2.765232.408456
2.81852.408073
2.872792.407699
2.928132.407332
2.984542.406974
3.042042.406622
3.100642.406277
3.160372.405938
3.221252.405605
3.283312.405276
3.346562.404952
3.411032.404632
3.476742.404315
3.543722.404001
3.611982.40369
3.681562.40338
3.752492.403072
3.824782.402765
3.898462.402458
3.973562.402152
4.05012.401845
4.128132.401537
4.207652.401228
4.288712.400917
4.371332.400604
4.455542.400288
4.541372.399968
4.628862.399645
4.718032.399318
4.808922.398986
4.901562.398648
4.995982.398305
5.092232.397955
5.190322.397598
5.290312.397234
5.392222.396862
5.49612.396481
5.601982.396091
5.70992.395691
5.819892.395281
5.932012.394859
6.046292.394426
6.162762.39398
6.281482.393521
6.402492.393048
6.525832.39256
6.651542.392056
6.779682.391536
6.910292.390999
7.043412.390444
7.179092.389869
7.317392.389274
7.458362.388658
7.602042.38802
7.748482.387359
7.897752.386673
8.04992.385962
8.204972.385224
8.363032.384457
8.524142.383661
8.688352.382834
8.855732.381974
9.026332.38108
9.200212.38015
9.377452.379183
9.558092.378176
9.742222.377128
9.92992.376036
10.12122.374899
10.31622.373714
10.51492.372478
10.71752.37119
10.92392.369846
11.13442.368445
11.34892.366981
11.56752.365454
11.79032.363859
12.01752.362192
12.2492.36045
12.48492.358629
12.72542.356725
12.97062.354733
13.22052.352648
13.47512.350465
13.73472.348179
13.99932.345783
14.2692.343272
14.54392.340638
14.82412.337875
15.10962.334974
15.40072.331928
15.69742.328727
15.99982.325361
16.3082.321821
16.62222.318094
16.94242.314168
17.26882.310031
17.60142.305667
17.94052.301061
18.28612.296195
18.63842.291051
18.99752.285608
19.36342.279843
19.73642.273731
20.11672.267246
20.50422.260356
20.89922.253027
21.30182.245223
21.71222.2369
22.13042.228013
22.55672.218509
22.99132.208328
23.43422.197403
23.88562.185658
24.34582.173006
24.81482.159346
25.29282.144565
25.78012.128529
26.27672.111083
26.78292.092043
27.29882.071196
27.82472.048284
28.36082.022998
28.90711.994966
29.4641.963726
30.03161.928709
30.61011.889195
31.19981.844263
31.80081.792707
32.41341.732913
33.03791.662658
33.67431.578757
34.3231.476421
34.98421.347916
35.65821.179318
36.34510.9401689
37.04530.5209258
37.7589
38.4863
39.2277
39.9834
40.7537
41.5387
42.339
43.1546
43.9859
44.833315.98689
45.6977.646652
46.57735.976894
47.47455.189561
48.38914.719119
49.32134.402691
50.27144.173945
51.23994.000311
52.2273.863763
53.23313.753456
54.25863.662442
55.30383.586054
56.36923.521032
57.45513.465025
58.56193.416297
59.69013.373532
60.843.335715
62.0123.302053
63.20663.271912
64.42423.244783
65.66533.22025
66.93033.197972
68.21973.177664
69.53393.159087
70.87343.142041
72.23873.126353
73.63033.111878
75.04883.098489
76.49453.086077
77.96813.074546
79.47013.063812
81.0013.053804
82.56153.044456
84.1523.035711
85.77313.027518
87.42543.019832
89.10963.012612
90.82623.005822
92.57592.999428
94.35932.993403
96.17712.987718
98.02992.982349
99.91832.977274
101.8432.972474
103.8052.967929
105.8052.963622
107.8432.95954
109.9212.955666
112.0382.951988
114.1962.948495
116.3962.945174
118.6392.942016
120.9242.939011
123.2542.93615
125.6282.933425
128.0482.930829
130.5152.928354
133.0292.925993
135.5922.923741
138.2042.921592
140.8662.91954
143.582.917581
146.3462.915708
149.1652.913919
152.0392.912209
154.9682.910573
157.9532.909009
160.9962.907512
164.0972.90608
167.2592.904709
170.4812.903397
173.7652.90214
177.1122.900937
180.5242.899783
184.0022.898679
187.5462.89762
191.1592.896605
194.8422.895632
198.5952.894699
202.4212.893804
206.3212.892946
210.2952.892123
214.3462.891334
218.4762.890576
222.6842.889849
226.9742.889151
231.3472.888482
235.8042.887839
240.3462.887222
244.9762.886629
249.6952.88606
254.5062.885514
259.4082.884989
264.4062.884485
269.4992.884001
274.6912.883535
279.9832.883089
285.3762.882659
290.8742.882247
296.4772.88185
302.1892.881469
308.012.881103
313.9442.880751
319.9922.880413
326.1562.880088
332.4392.879775
338.8432.879475
345.3712.879186
352.0242.878909
358.8062.878642
365.7182.878385
372.7632.878138
379.9442.877901
387.2632.877673
394.7242.877453
402.3282.877242
410.0782.877039
417.9782.876844
426.032.876656
434.2372.876476
442.6032.876302
451.1292.876135
459.822.875974
468.6782.87582
477.7062.875671
486.9092.875528
496.2892.87539
505.852.875258
515.5942.875131
525.5272.875008
535.6512.87489
545.972.874777
556.4872.874668
567.2082.874563
578.1352.874462
589.2722.874365
600.6242.874271
612.1942.874181
623.9882.874095
636.0082.874012
648.2612.873931
660.7492.873854
673.4782.87378
686.4522.873709
699.6762.87364
713.1542.873574
726.8932.87351
740.8962.873449
755.1682.87339
769.7162.873334
784.5442.873279
799.6582.873226
815.0632.873176
830.7642.873127
846.7682.873081
863.082.873036
879.7072.872992
896.6542.87295
913.9272.87291
931.5332.872872
949.4792.872835
967.772.872799
986.4132.872764
1005.422.872731
1024.782.872699
1044.532.872669
1064.652.872639
1085.162.872611
1106.062.872583
1127.372.872557
1149.092.872532
1171.222.872507
1193.792.872484
1216.782.872461
1240.222.872439
1264.122.872418
1288.472.872398
1313.292.872379
1338.592.87236
1364.382.872342
1390.662.872325
1417.452.872308
1444.762.872292
1472.592.872277
1500.962.872262
1529.872.872248
1559.342.872234
1589.382.872221
16202.872208

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