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Optical constants of CdS (Cadmium sulfide)
Bieniewski and Czyzak 1963: n(e) 0.51-1.4 µm
Wavelength:
µm
(0.51 – 1.4)
Complex refractive index (n+ik)
n
k
LogX
LogY
eV
Derived optical constants
Dispersion formula
$$n^2=5.2599+\frac{0.20865}{λ^2-0.10799}+\frac{0.027527}{λ^2-0.23305}$$Comments
Extraordinary ray (e). 25 °C.
References
1) T. M. Bieniewski and S. J. Czyzak. Refractive indexes of single hexagonal ZnS and CdS crystals, J. Opt. Soc. Am. 53, 496-497 (1963)
2) M. Sanchez Gomez, J. M. Guerra, and F. Vilches. Weighted nonlinear regression analysis of a Sellmeier expansion: comparison of several nonlinear fits of CdS dispersion, Appl. Opt. 24, 1147-1150 (1985)* Ref. 2 provides a dispersion formula based on data from ref. 1
Data
INFO
Cadmium sulfide, CdS
Other name
- Cadmium(II) sulfide
- Cadmium sulphide
- Cadmium(II) sulphide
Minerals
- Greenockite
- Hawleyite