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Optical constants of Mg:LiTaO3 (Magnesium-doped lithium tantalate)

Moutzouris et al. 2011: n(o) 0.450-1.551 µm; 8 mol.% Mg

Wavelength: 0.6438 µm (0.45 – 1.551)

Complex refractive index (n+ik)

2.25
Refractive index RefractiveIndex.INFO
Mg:LiTaO3 (Magnesium-doped lithium tantalate)
n = 2.1696 Moutzouris et al. 2011: n(o) 0.450-1.551 µm; 8 mol.% Mg

2.225

2.2

2.175

n, k
2.15

2.125

2.1
0.5 0.75 1 1.25 1.5
Wavelength, µm

n k LogX LogY eV

Derived optical constants

Abbe number
Vd = 23.88

Chromatic dispersion

dn/dλ = -0.18563 µm-1

Group index
ng = 2.2891

Group velocity dispersion

GVD = 420.55 fs2/mm

D = -1911.2 ps/(nm km)

Dispersion formula
2 2 −2 −3 −4 −4 −6
n = 4.46828481 − 0.01791123λ + 0.10437434λ − 2.84541849×10 λ + 7.87317793×10 λ

Comments

8 mol% Mg-doped congruent lithium tantalate (MCLT). Extraordinary ray(e). 22 °C (see the original publication for temperature-
dependent dispersion formula).

References
K. Moutzouris, G. Hloupis, I. Stavrakas, D. Triantis and M.-H. Chou. Temperature-dependent visible to near-infrared optical properties of 8 mol% Mg-doped lithium
tantalate, Optical Materials Express 1, 458-465 (2011)

Reflection calculator

Wavelength: 0.6438 µm

Angle of incidence (0~90°): 0

Direction: in out

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Reflectance
1
P-polarized RefractiveIndex.INFO

RP = 0.13617 0.75

Reflectance
S-polarized
0.5

RS = 0.13617
0.25
Non-polarized (Rp+Rs)/2

R = 0.13617 0
0 10 20 30 40 50 60 70 80 90
Angle of incidence, deg.

RP RS R LogY

Reflection phase

ɸP = 0°
ɸS = 180°
Brewster's angle

θB = 65.254°

INFO

Magnesium-doped lithium tantalate, Mg:LiTaO3

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