Optical constants of YbF3 (Ytterbium trifluoride)
Amotchkina et al, 2020: Thin film; n 0.4–14 µm, k 9.0–14 µm
Wavelength:
µm
(0.4–14)
Complex refractive index (n+ik)
n
k
LogX
LogY
eV
Derived optical constants
Dispersion formula
$$n=1.484489+5.4996\text{×}10^{-5}λ^{-2}+2.6266\text{×}10^{-3}λ^{-4}$$Conditions & Spec sheet
n_absolute: false wavelength_vacuum: false substrate: ZnSe film_thickness: 1.95 µm
Comments
1.95 µm YbF3 film deposited on 1 mm thick ZnSe substratee by e-beam evaporation at 120 ℃ substrate temperature.
References
T. Amotchkina, M. Trubetskov, D. Hahner, V. Pervak, Characterization of e-beam evaporated Ge, YbF3, ZnS, and LaF3 thin films for laser-oriented coatings, Appl. Opt. 59, A40-A47 (2020) (Data kindly provided by Tatiana Amotchkina [data] [description])
Data
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Ytterbium trifluoride, YbF3
Other names
- Ytterbium(III) fluoride
- Ytterbium fluoride