| Transparency Range |
High transmittance from 0.4 to 5 μm |
| Crystal Symmetry |
Zircon Tetragonal, space group D4h |
| crystal Cell |
a=b=7.12A;c=6.29A |
| Density |
4.22 g/cm3 |
| Mohs Hardness |
5, glass-like |
| Hygroscopic Susceptibility |
Non-hygroscopic |
| Thermal Expansion Coefficient |
αa=4.43x10-6/K;αc=11.37x10-6/K |
| Thermal Conductivity Coefficient |
//C:5.23 W/m/K;⊥C:5.10 W/m/K |
| Crystal Class |
Positive uniaxial with no=na=nb,ne=nc |
| Thermal Optical Coefficient |
Dna/dT=8.5x10-6/K;dnc/dT=3.0x10-6/K |
Refractive Indices, Birefringence
(△n=ne-no) and Walk-off Angle at 45°(ρ) |
no=1.9929,ne=2.2154,△n=0.2225,ρ=6.04° at 0.63mm
no=1.9500,ne=2.1554,△n=0.2054,ρ=5.72° at 1.30mm
no=1.9447,ne=2.1486,△n=0.2039,ρ=5.69° at 1.55mm |
| Sellmeier Equation (λ in μm) |
no2=3.77834+0.069736/(λ2-0.04724)-0.0108133λ2
ne=4.59905+0.110534(λ2-0.04813)-0.0122676λ2 |