Optical constants of ZnS (Zinc sulfide)
Debenham 1984: Cubic ZnS; n 0.405–13 µm
Wavelength:
µm
(0.405–13)
Complex refractive index (n+ik)
n
k
LogX
LogY
eV
Derived optical constants
Dispersion formula
$$n^2=8.393+\frac{0.14383}{λ^2-0.2421^{2}}+\frac{4430.99}{λ^2-36.71^{2}}$$Comments
Cubic ZnS, 20 °C
References
1) M. Debenham. Refractive indices of zinc sulfide in the 0.405-13-µm wavelength range, Appl. Opt., 23, 2238-2239 (1984)
2) C. A. Klein. Room-temperature dispersion equations for cubic zinc sulfide, Appl. Opt. 25, 1873-1875 (1986)
*Ref. 2 provides a modified Sellmeier equation based on data from Ref. 1
Data
INFO
Zinc sulfide, ZnS
Other names
- Zinc sulphide
- Zinc blende (cubic ZnS)
Minerals
- Sphalerite (mineral of cubic ZnS)
- Wurtzite (mineral of hexagonal ZnS)