Optical constants of LiIO3 (Lithium iodate)
Umegaki et al. 1971: n(e) 0.4–5.7 µm
Wavelength:
µm
(0.4–5.7)
Complex refractive index (n+ik)
n
k
LogX
LogY
eV
Derived optical constants
Dispersion formula
$$n^2=2.918692+\frac{0.035145}{λ^2-0.028224}-0.003641λ^{2}$$Comments
Room temperature. Extraordinary ray (e).
References
1) S. Umegaki, S.-I. Tanaka, T. Uchiyama, S. Yabumoto.
Refractive indices of lithium iodate between 0.4 and 2.2 μ.
Opt. Commun. 3, 244-245 (1971)
2) V. I. Kabelka, A. S. Piskarskas, A. Y. Stabinis, R. L. Sher.
Group matching of interacting light pulses in nonlinear crystals.
Sov. J. Quant. Electron. 5, 255-256 (1975)
3) K. Kato.
High-power difference-frequency generation at 4.4-5.7 µm in LiIO3.
IEEE. J. Quant. Electron. 21, 119-120 (1985)
* Reference 2 presented a dispersion formula based on tabulated data from Reference 1. The formula was further refined and its accuracy was confirmed in Reference 3, which extended the range of validity.