YVO4 (Yttrium orthovanadate)
Glasses, oxides and dielectrics anisotropic
12 datasets, together covering 0.48–3.39 µm. Default: Birnbaum and DeShazer 1976: n(o) 0.488–3.39 µm.
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Datasets
- Birnbaum and DeShazer 1976: n(o) 0.488–3.39 µm
- Birnbaum and DeShazer 1976: n(e) 0.488–3.39 µm
- Shi et al. 2001: n(o) 0.48–1.34 µm; 20 °C
- Shi et al. 2001: n(e) 0.48–1.34 µm; 20 °C
- Shi et al. 2001: n(o) 0.48–1.34 µm; 50 °C
- Shi et al. 2001: n(e) 0.48–1.34 µm; 50 °C
- Shi et al. 2001: n(o) 0.48–1.34 µm; 80 °C
- Shi et al. 2001: n(e) 0.48–1.34 µm; 80 °C
- Shi et al. 2001: n(o) 0.48–1.34 µm; 110 °C
- Shi et al. 2001: n(e) 0.48–1.34 µm; 110 °C
- Shi et al. 2001: n(o) 0.48–1.34 µm; 140 °C
- Shi et al. 2001: n(e) 0.48–1.34 µm; 140 °C
Use it in Lightsmith
Load this data in Python, simulate in one more line
pip install lightsmith
import lightsmith as ls
# YVO4 (Yttrium orthovanadate): Birnbaum and DeShazer 1976: n(o) 0.488–3.39 µm
yvo4 = ls.fetch_refractiveindex("main", "YVO4", "Birnbaum-o", ref="c5c2f188e848453def5970e347399d653df2ffc2")
print(yvo4.range_nm) # (488, 3390) nm
eps = yvo4.eps([633]) # 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_bb74ff2a2a53/lightsmith"
yvo4 = ls.Tabulated.model_validate(json.load(urllib.request.urlopen(url)))
print(yvo4.source) # citation and provenance travel with the dataAny dataset here, as the library's Tabulated material (yvo4/birnbaum-deshazer-1976-o).
# ... load yvo4 as above, then:
sim = ls.Simulation(
particles=[ls.Particle(shape=ls.Sphere(radius_nm=50), material=yvo4)],
medium_index=1.0,
wavelengths=ls.WavelengthRange(start_nm=488, stop_nm=1000, 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"]).
import json, urllib.request
import lightsmith as ls
url = "https://materials.lightsmith.dev/v1/datasets/ds_bb74ff2a2a53/lightsmith?model=drude_lorentz"
yvo4_dl = ls.DrudeLorentz.model_validate(json.load(urllib.request.urlopen(url)))A dispersive Drude–Lorentz model for time-domain solvers.
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 YVO4 (Yttrium orthovanadate)
Yttrium orthovanadate (YVO4) is a crystalline material known for its outstanding optical properties. It serves as a prominent choice for optical applications, especially as a laser host crystal. When doped with specific rare-earth ions like neodymium (Nd:YVO4), it becomes a popular solid-state laser medium due to its high gain, low lasing threshold, and high efficiency. YVO4 also exhibits excellent birefringence, which makes it suitable for frequency doubling and other nonlinear optical processes. The material boasts a broad transparency range, from the visible to the near-infrared spectrum. Its high index of refraction enables tight focusing of light, beneficial in certain optical systems. In its pure form, YVO4 is transparent and colorless.
Other names: Yttrium orthovanadate, Yttrium vanadate
API: /v1/materials/mat_612554f01e8a · slug yvo4