{"title":"Direct optimal calculation method for obtaining the thickness and complex refractive index of chalcogenide glass films","authors":"Yue Zhang, Yao Zhou, Yinghao Cao, Jianxing Zhao, Rui Hong, Jiaxuan Ren, Gong Zhang, Shigeng Song, Chonge Wang, Yinglin Song, Jianhong Zhou","doi":"10.1007/s00340-025-08526-8","DOIUrl":null,"url":null,"abstract":"<div><p>A direct optimal calculation method was proposed to determine the thickness, refractive index, and extinction coefficient of thin films solely from experimental transmittance data. Unlike conventional approaches, this method does not rely on any dispersion model. Numerical and experimental analyses confirm its accuracy. The variations in refractive index and extinction coefficient curves demonstrate the chemical bond properties of chalcogenide films. This work provides a useful method for analyzing the optical parameters of the optical films.</p></div>","PeriodicalId":474,"journal":{"name":"Applied Physics B","volume":"131 8","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":2.0000,"publicationDate":"2025-07-21","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":"0","resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":null,"PeriodicalName":"Applied Physics B","FirstCategoryId":"4","ListUrlMain":"https://link.springer.com/article/10.1007/s00340-025-08526-8","RegionNum":3,"RegionCategory":"物理与天体物理","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":null,"EPubDate":"","PubModel":"","JCR":"Q3","JCRName":"OPTICS","Score":null,"Total":0}
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A direct optimal calculation method was proposed to determine the thickness, refractive index, and extinction coefficient of thin films solely from experimental transmittance data. Unlike conventional approaches, this method does not rely on any dispersion model. Numerical and experimental analyses confirm its accuracy. The variations in refractive index and extinction coefficient curves demonstrate the chemical bond properties of chalcogenide films. This work provides a useful method for analyzing the optical parameters of the optical films.
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