KRS-5 crystal physical properties

Crystal symmetry: m3m

Density: 7,36 g/cm^3

Optical spectral range: 0,53 - 50 mkm

Elastic constants : 10^11 dyn/cm^2 or 10^10 Pa)

3.361.411.41000
1.53.361.41000
1.51.53.36000
0000.56500
00000.5650
000000.565

Photolastic constants :

0.2130.1460.146000
0.1460.2130.146000
0.1460.1460.213000
0000.14900
00000.1490
000000.149

Refraction indices:

The values for refraction index for the given optical wavelengths.

wavelength, mkm
0.62.61662.6166
0.72.54342.5434
0.82.50222.5022
0.92.47812.4781
12.46112.4611
1.22.43742.4374
1.42.42542.4254
1.62.41632.4163
1.82.4112.411
22.40682.4068
2.22.40362.4036
2.62.39932.3993
32.39662.3966
3.52.39432.3943
42.39282.3928
52.39062.3906
62.38892.3889
82.38562.3856
102.38182.3818
152.36942.3694
202.35242.3524
252.32992.3299
302.30322.3032

Sound velocity:

direction polarizationv (10^5 cm/s)
--L2.078
--S3.75

KRS-5 slowness surfaces in important planes

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Acousto-optic figure of merit:

sound dir.sound pol.light dir.light pol.M (10^-18 s^3/g)
[100]L--[100]175
[100]L--[010]275
[111]L--[111]1150
[111]L--[1-10]260