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Optical and Quantum Electronics
Published in: Optical and Quantum Electronics 8/2013

01-08-2013

A comparative study on the use of the extended-Cauchy dispersion equation for fitting refractive index data in crystals

Authors: Eleni Stoumbou, Ilias Stavrakas, George Hloupis, Alex Alexandridis, Dimos Triantis, Konstantinos Moutzouris

Published in: Optical and Quantum Electronics | Issue 8/2013

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This study attempts a comparative evaluation of chromatic dispersion equations in 61 crystalline solids. Based on previously published data, it is demonstrated that the extended-Cauchy equation (which in the past has been mainly used with glasses) outperforms Sellmeier models and other alternative approaches in the cases of 43 crystals, including BBO, BiBO, KTP, etc. Accumulated Cauchy coefficients for these 43 materials are presented. Performance characteristics of the extended-Cauchy model are related to specific experimental conditions, such as the number of available refractive index data, as well as the spectral location and bandwidth of measurement. The number of Cauchy coefficients required for reaching practically maximum fitting accuracy is determined. It is shown that typically, extended-Cauchy equations constructed by use of only five experimental data may be used for precise modeling of two-octave spanning spectral bandwidths.
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Metadata
Title
A comparative study on the use of the extended-Cauchy dispersion equation for fitting refractive index data in crystals
Authors
Eleni Stoumbou
Ilias Stavrakas
George Hloupis
Alex Alexandridis
Dimos Triantis
Konstantinos Moutzouris
Publication date
01-08-2013
Publisher
Springer US
Published in
Optical and Quantum Electronics / Issue 8/2013
Print ISSN: 0306-8919
Electronic ISSN: 1572-817X
DOI
https://doi.org/10.1007/s11082-013-9687-z

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