Optical constants of Amorphous Materials - AMTIR
AMTIR-3 (out of production)
Wavelength:
µm
(3–14)
Complex refractive index (n+ik)
n
k
LogX
LogY
eV
Derived optical constants
Dispersion formula
$$n^2-1=\frac{5.8505λ^2}{λ^2-0.29192^2}+\frac{1.4536λ^2}{λ^2-42.714^2}$$References
Handbook of Optics, Vol. 2, 2nd edition. McGraw-Hill 1994
Data
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Infrared glass
Often, calcogenide glasses are used in the optical systems operating at infrared wavelengths ~1-14 µm (for instance, optical systems for thermal imaging and night vision)Infrared glass types/brands from different makers
- AMTIR (an acronym for "Amorphous Material Transmitting Infrared Radiation"): Amorphous Materials Inc. (AMI)
- IG: VITRON
- IRG: SCHOTT
- BD: LightPath
- OPTIR: Rochester Precision Optics (RPO)
Cross-reference
Composition | AMI | VITRON | SCHOTT | LightPath | RPO |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Ge33As12Se55 | AMTIR-1 | IG 2 | IRG 22 | OPTIR-1* | |
Ge30Sb13Se32Te25 | IG 3 | IRG 23* | |||
Ge10As40Se50 | IG 4 | IRG 24 | |||
Ge28Sb12Se60 | AMTIR-3* | IG 5 | IRG 25 | BD-2 | OPTIR-3* |
As40Se60 | AMTIR-2 | IG 6 | IRG 26 | BD6 | |
As40S60 | AMTIR-6 | IRG 27 |
External Links
- Infrared - Wikipedia
- Chalcogenide glass - Wikipedia
- AMTIR amorphous material transmitting IR radiation - Amorphous Materials
- Brief introduction: chalcogenide glasses - VITRON
- Infrared Chalcogenide Glasses - SCHOTT
- Optical resources and technical information - LightPath