Handbook of the Properties of Optical MaterialsThis report summarizes a literature review of infrared, electro-optical, acousto-optic, passive and detector materials. In particular and the physical, thermal, mechanical, electrical and optical properties of these classes of materials have been presented. The data presented here are based on the available unclassified published literature which has also been referenced in the report. |
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104 Frequency Hz Absorption coefficient Appl BAND GAP ENERGY Barium Fluoride Birefringence cal/cm sec•°K chalcopyrite COEFFICIENTS 1012 m/v CONDUCTIVITY SPECIFIC HEAT CONSTANT RESISTIVITY BAND CRYSTALLINE SYMMETRY LATTICE D.E. McCarthy detectors at 5°K DIELECTRIC CONSTANT RESISTIVITY DISPERSION EQUATION EFFECTIVE MASS MOBILITY ELASTIC CONSTANTS bars ELECTRICAL PROPERTIES DIELECTRIC ELECTRO-OPTIC COEFFICIENTS ENERGY EFFECTIVE MASS Example of detectivity EXPANSION COEFFICIENT K¹ Extinction coefficient FIGURE OF MERIT GACIAC GAP ENERGY EFFECTIVE HEAT MECHANICAL PROPERTIES HgCdTe Index of refraction Lett LINEAR EXPANSION COEFFICIENT MECHANICAL PROPERTIES YOUNGS MOLECULAR WEIGHT DENSITY Optical Materials OPTICAL PROPERTIES TRANSMISSION Phys PHYSICAL PROPERTIES MOLECULAR PROPERTIES DIELECTRIC CONSTANT PROPERTIES MELTING/SOFTENING TEMPERATURE PROPERTIES MOLECULAR WEIGHT PROPERTIES TRANSMISSION RANGE PROPERTIES YOUNGS MODULUS Refractive Index RESISTIVITY BAND GAP SECOND HARMONIC COEFFICIENTS Semimetals SOLUBILITY IN WATER SPECIFIC HEAT MECHANICAL STRUCTURE CRYSTALLINE SYMMETRY SYMMETRY LATTICE CONSTANTS THERMAL CONDUCTIVITY SPECIFIC THERMAL PROPERTIES MELTING/SOFTENING Wavelength microns WEIGHT DENSITY g/cm³ YOUNGS MODULUS HARDNESS YOUNGS MODULUS PSI ZINC SULFIDE