Optical constants of YLiF4 (Yttrium lithium fluoride, YLF)
Barnes and Gettemy 1980: n(e) 0.225–2.6 µm
Wavelength:
µm
(0.225–2.6)
Complex refractive index (n+ik)
n
k
LogX
LogY
eV
Derived optical constants
Dispersion formula
$$n^2-1=0.31021+\frac{0.84903λ^2}{λ^2-0.00876}+\frac{0.53607λ^2}{λ^2-134.95660}$$Comments
Room temperature. Extraordinary ray (e).
References
N. P. Barnes and D. J. Gettemy. Temperature variation of the refractive indices of yttrium lithium fluoride, J. Opt. Soc. Am. 70, 1244-1247 (1980)
Data
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Yttrium lithium fluoride, YLiF4 (YLF)
Other names
- Lithium yttrium fluoride, LiYF4
- Lithium yttrium tetrafluoride, Yttrium lithium tetrafluoride