Frequency and temperature dependence of the refractive index of sapphire

Infrared Physics and Technology

Volumn 39, Issue 4, 1998, Pages 235-249

  Thomas, Michael E ^a   Andersson, Stefan K ^b   Sova, Raymond M ^a   Joseph, Richard I ^a  

^a JOHNS HOPKINS UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UPPSALA UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Phonon; Refractive index; Sapphire

Indexed keywords

CRYSTAL LATTICES; DURABILITY; LATTICE VIBRATIONS; LIGHT ABSORPTION; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; OPTICAL MATERIALS; OPTICAL PROPERTIES; OPTICAL VARIABLES MEASUREMENT; PHONONS; SAPPHIRE; THERMAL EFFECTS; THERMODYNAMIC PROPERTIES;

INFRARED WINDOWS; TEMPERATURE DEPENDENCE; THERMO-OPTIC COEFFICIENT MEASUREMENT;

REFRACTIVE INDEX;

EID: 0032094157     PISSN: 13504495     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S1350-4495(98)00010-3     Document Type: Article

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