LaF3-o(CRYSTRAN) (o) Refractive Index

Optical constants (n, k) of LaF3-o(CRYSTRAN) (o), covering 0.25 – 0.55 μm wavelength range.

Range 0.254 – 0.547 μm
Data Points 4

Optical Constants at Key Wavelengths

532 nm
n = 1.6060
k = 0.0000

n, k Dispersion Curves

Data Table (Sampled)

Wavelength (μm)nk
0.25401.656000.00000
0.40501.618000.00000
0.43601.617000.00000
0.54701.606000.00000

Sampled data (4 points total). Click "Download Full CSV" for complete data.

Notes

Lanthanum Fluoride is not often used as an optical material. Lanthanum Fluoride is usually doped with Europium at a nominal level of 0.3% mole. In this form, the usual application is as the active element in an ion-selective electrode for the detection and measurement of Fluoride ions in solution.

Lanthanum Fluoride is grown as small ingots of about 10mm diameter as it is difficult to anneal. Doped with Europium, it is a pale yellow colour.

REFERENCES:

(1) Jones and Shand, J.Crys.Growth. 2 (1968) p3611

(2) Sher, Solomon, Lee, and Meuller. Phys.Rev. 144, p593 (1966)

(3) Electronic Processes in Ionic Crystals (OU Press, NY, 1940) p.41
Optical data are for ordinary ray (o).

References

Crystran Ltd. The Crystran handbook of infra-red and ultra-violet optical materials (5th edition, 2023)
See also Crystran LaF3 online data sheet

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